inherit

Definitions

General English

• verb to receive money or property from a person who has died
• verb to take over a client or a problem from someone

Accounting

• verb to get something from a person who has died

Computing

• verb to acquire the characteristics of another class or data type

Medical

• verb to receive genetically controlled characteristics from a parent

Nearby Definitions of “inherit”

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Contexts for “inherit”

5 definitions in context
• General English
• Accounting
• Computing
• Medical