English to English
verb
- obtain from someone after their death
I inherited a castle from my French grandparents.
source: WordNet 3.0
- receive from a predecessor
The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair.
source: WordNet 3.0
- receive by genetic transmission
I inherited my good eyesight from my mother.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the crown.
source: Webster 1913
- To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [injérit] Magmana
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
