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inherit
verb
to
receive
a
physical
or
mental
characteristic
from
a
parent
or
ancestor
•
Lena
inherited
her
mother's
bright
green
eyes
.
Lena
inherited
her
mother's
bright
green
eyes
.
•
Many
children
inherit
curly
hair
from
their
parents
.
Many
children
inherit
curly
hair
from
their
parents
.
verb
to
receive
money
,
property
,
or
possessions
from
someone
who
has
died
•
After
her
grandmother
passed
away
,
Maria
will
inherit
the
old
farmhouse
.
After
her
grandmother
passed
away
,
Maria
will
inherit
the
old
farmhouse
.
•
He
hopes
to
inherit
his
father's
antique
watch
collection
.
He
hopes
to
inherit
his
father's
antique
watch
collection
.
verb
to
receive
a
job
,
problem
,
or
situation
that
someone
else
previously
had
•
The
new
coach
inherited
a
team
that
had
lost
ten
games
in
a
row
.
The
new
coach
inherited
a
team
that
had
lost
ten
games
in
a
row
.
•
She
inherited
a
messy
office
from
the
previous
manager
.
She
inherited
a
messy
office
from
the
previous
manager
.
verb
(
computing
)
for
a
class
or
object
to
automatically
receive
properties
and
methods
from
another
class
•
In
object-oriented
programming
,
a
subclass
can
inherit
methods
from
its
superclass
.
In
object-oriented
programming
,
a
subclass
can
inherit
methods
from
its
superclass
.
•
The
new
class
will
inherit
all
public
properties
of
the
base
class
.
The
new
class
will
inherit
all
public
properties
of
the
base
class
.
