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How to pronounce “inherit”
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Pronunciation guide for inherit
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of inherit with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Norse Mythology’s Climate Lessons for the Future
New gods would inherit this new world.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
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How to pronounce inherit
Norse Mythology’s Climate Lessons for the Future

New gods would inherit this new world.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “inherit”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
- (transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
- (transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
- (transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
- (computing, programming, transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
- (computing, programming, transitive) To derive a new class from (a superclass).
- (transitive, obsolete) To put in possession of.
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