inherit

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inherit  /ɪn ˈhɛ rət/ ? Meaning of "inherit"

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Definition(s):

  1. (v) obtain from someone after their death
  2. (v) receive from a predecessor
  3. (v) receive by genetic transmission

Derived Word(s)

inheritor

Usage(s):

  1. The children of the 21st century will inherit a world in many ways beguiling.
  2. Village Homes is one of the world's best examples of sustainable development--it doesn't degrade the environment that future generations will inherit.
  3. The next administration will have a great deal to say about their future and the world they inherit.

Quotes

  1. "The next administration is going to be tested, regardless of who it is," Democrat Barack Obama said recently. "The next administration is going to inherit a whole host of really big problems."
    on Nov 2, 2008 By: Barack Obama Source: The Swamp - Tribune's Washington Bureau (blog)

  2. "If we win, we will inherit a huge deficit and an economy in a mess," Mr Cameron, 41, told delegates to the Conservatives' annual meeting in the central English city of Birmingham.
    on Oct 2, 2008 By: David Cameron Source: Daily Nation

  3. "I think it is safe to say we have not seen more troubles at one time since World War Two," Clinton told a rally in Little Rock, Ark., Friday. "Probably no president will inherit more challenges that President Obama will, since Harry Truman...
    on Oct 11, 2008 By: Hillary Rodham Clinton Source: Contra Costa Times

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