inherit: 意味と定義

To receive (property or a title, for example) from an ancestor by legal succession or will.

To receive by bequest or as a legacy.

To receive or take over from a predecessor: The new administration inherited the economic problems of the last four years.

Biology To receive (a characteristic) from one's parents by genetic transmission.

To gain (something) as one's right or portion.

To hold or take possession of an inheritance.