inherit
gb/ɪnhˈɛɹɪt/ us/ɪnhˈɛɹɪt/
B1
Английский
~ 9000
Значения
0 значений
Глагол
B1
action
1
receive property or money from the dead
To get money, a house, or other things after someone dies and leaves them to you.
Модель употребления:
to inherit [something] from [someone]
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes use 'inherit' for getting things from living people in normal situations (e.g., 'I inherited this phone from my friend' when the friend is alive and simply gave or sold it to them). In most everyday cases with living people, use 'get', 'receive', or 'take over'. Also, learners may say 'inherit by someone' instead of the correct 'inherit from someone'.
Синонимы
receive (More general; does not specifically mean receiving from someone who has died.)
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come into (Informal; often used for suddenly receiving a large amount of money or property.)
Антонимы
disinherit (Specifically means to remove someone's right to inherit property or money.)
Коллокации
inherit money
|inherit a fortune
|inherit property
|inherit a house
|inherit a title
|inherit from [someone]
Темы
law
|money
|family
|finance
Примеры
- She inherited the house from her grandmother when she passed away.
- After his father died, he inherited a small family business.
- The eldest son will inherit the title of duke.
- Under local law, children automatically inherit part of their parents' estate.
- He was surprised to inherit a collection of rare books from an old friend.
Примеры для изучающих
- I inherited some money from my grandfather.
- She will inherit the family house when her parents die.
- They inherited a small shop from their uncle.
- My sister and I both inherited something from our aunt.
- He hopes to inherit the farm one day.
Глагол
B2
action
2
receive a trait from parents
To get a body feature or way of thinking from your parents through your genes.
Модель употребления:
to inherit [a trait] from [someone]
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'inherit' (for traits at birth) with 'learn' or 'pick up' (for habits or skills later in life). For example, saying 'I inherited English at school' is wrong; you 'learned' English at school. Also, 'inherit' usually takes 'from', as in 'inherit this trait from my mother', not 'inherit this trait of my mother'.
Синонимы
get (Very general; often used in casual speech about family traits but lacks the specific biological idea of genes.)
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take after (Focuses on being similar to an older relative, not specifically on genetic transmission.)
Антонимы
acquire (Suggests gaining a quality later through experience or environment rather than being born with it.)
Коллокации
inherit genes
|inherit a trait
|inherit a disease
|inherit a tendency
|inherit characteristics
|inherit eye color
Темы
science
|health
|family
|body
Примеры
- He inherited his mother's green eyes.
- Some people inherit a tendency to gain weight easily.
- She did not inherit the genetic mutation that caused the disease in her brother.
- Children can inherit both physical features and certain health risks from their parents.
- Researchers study how mental disorders are inherited from one generation to the next.
Примеры для изучающих
- I inherited my father's brown eyes.
- She inherited her mother's smile.
- Some children inherit a disease from their parents.
- He inherited his height from his father.
- We inherit many things from our parents through genes.
Глагол
C1
action
3
receive a situation or problem
To get a job, problem, or situation that was already there when you started in a new role.
Модель употребления:
to inherit [a problem / situation / responsibility] from [someone / something]
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes think this meaning of 'inherit' always involves death, but it can also be used when someone simply leaves a job or when a new group takes power. Also, learners may say 'inherit to' instead of 'inherit from', but in this sense English usually says 'inherit a problem' without naming a person or uses 'from': 'inherit a problem from the previous manager'.
Синонимы
take over (Focuses on assuming control, not necessarily that the situation already existed or is unwanted.)
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be left with (Informal; emphasizes being stuck with something, often something difficult.)
Антонимы
create (Means to start or cause a new situation, rather than receiving one that already exists.)
Коллокации
inherit a problem
|inherit a mess
|inherit a situation
|inherit a system
|inherit responsibilities
|inherit a legacy
Темы
work
|politics
|business
Примеры
- The new CEO inherited a company that was deeply in debt.
- Our team inherited an outdated system that is hard to maintain.
- The current government inherited many of these economic problems from its predecessors.
- As head coach, she inherited a talented but undisciplined squad.
- He inherited the role of project leader halfway through the schedule.
Примеры для изучающих
- The new manager inherited a big problem from the last manager.
- She inherited many tasks when her boss left.
- The new government inherited a weak economy.
- We inherited an old computer system from another department.
- He inherited a difficult situation at work.
Глагол
technical
C1
action
4
receive features from a parent class
In programming, for one class to get variables and functions from another class it is based on.
Модель употребления:
to inherit [methods / properties] from [a class]
Частая ошибка:
Learners new to programming may confuse 'inherit' with 'include' or 'import'. 'Inherit' means a class gets variables and methods from a parent class in an object-oriented hierarchy, not just that it uses code from another file.
Синонимы
derive from (More formal programming term; often used in the same technical contexts as 'inherit'.)
Антонимы
override (In programming, means to replace inherited behavior with new behavior in a subclass.)
Коллокации
inherit from a base class
|inherit methods
|inherit properties
|inherit behavior
|inherit functionality
|classes inherit from other classes
Темы
technology
|computing
Примеры
- In this framework, all user-defined classes inherit from a common base class.
- The child class inherits several methods from its parent, so you do not need to write them again.
- Objects of this type inherit their default settings from the global configuration class.
- If a subclass inherits from multiple classes, name conflicts must be resolved.
- The new component will inherit most of its behavior from the existing widget class.
Примеры для изучающих
- In this program, the Animal class inherits from the LivingThing class.
- The Car class inherits some methods from the Vehicle class.
- If two classes inherit from the same parent, they share its code.
- A child class can inherit properties from its parent class.
- Our new class will inherit from an old class in the library.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
inherit
IPA
GB/ɪnhˈɛɹɪt/
US/ɪnhˈɛɹɪt/
Слоги и ударение
in - her - it (3 слога)
Stress on 2nd syllable (her)
Формы слова
Verb
- Base: inherit
- 3rd Person Singular: inherits
- Present Participle: inheriting
- Past: inherited
Родственные слова
Forms
inherits
verb
inheriting
verb
inherited
verb
Core family
inheritance
noun B1
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
disinherit
verb
disinheritance
noun
Advanced or less common
inheritable
adjective
heredity
noun C1
Выражения
the meek shall inherit the earth
1/ðə mˈik ʃˈæl ɪnhˈɛɹɪt ðə ˈɚθ/
idiom
literary
gentle people will win in the end
A saying that means quiet, gentle, and humble people will in the end have power, success, or a good life, even if they seem weak now.
Примеры
- He often quotes, "the meek shall inherit the earth" when people laugh at his calm style of leadership.
- The movie plays with the idea that the meek shall inherit the earth, as the shy characters slowly become the most powerful.
- Some activists reject the idea that the meek shall inherit the earth and argue that change requires loud, direct action.
the meek shall inherit the earth
2/ðə mˈik ʃˈæl ɪnhˈɛɹɪt ðə ˈɚθ/
idiom
literary
gentle people will ultimately prevail
A saying from the Bible that means quiet, gentle people will receive a great reward in the end, even if they are weak now.
Примеры
- He quoted, "the meek shall inherit the earth," to comfort those who felt powerless.
- Some critics mock the idea that the meek shall inherit the earth in a world ruled by the strong.
- The phrase "the meek shall inherit the earth" is often used to support non-violent protest.