Inherit | Mean of inherit in English Dictionary

/ɪnˈherət/

• Verb
• to receive (money, property, etc.) from someone when that person dies
1. She inherited the family business from her father.
• to have (a characteristic, disease, etc.) because of the genes that you get from your parents when you are born
1. Baldness is inherited from the mother's side of the family.
2. She inherited her father's deep blue eyes.
• to get (a personal quality, interest, etc.) because of the influence or example of your parents or other relatives
1. She inherited a love of baseball/cooking from her dad.

• to receive (something) from someone who had it previously
1. When my brother left for college, I inherited his old computer.
• to have to deal with (a situation, problem, etc.) when you take a job or position that someone else had before you
1. The company's new president will inherit some complicated legal problems.
2. When the coach quit, her assistant inherited a last-place team.