Definition of "inherit"
- verb
To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
To receive (property or a title etc), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
(biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
To come into an inheritance.
To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
To derive a new class from (a superclass).
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