inherited
in-HERR-i-tid/ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of inherit. Use this form for something that already happened.
She inherited her grandmother's old farmhouse last year.
They inherited a small business from their uncle.
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- 2Received from a family member who has died.
Like getting your grandfather's watch after he dies: it now belongs to you.
She sold the inherited house and bought a smaller one.
Most of their wealth was inherited, not earned.
Similarancestral, hereditary
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- 3Passed down from parents to their children through the genes.
Like how a puppy gets its coat color from its parents.
This kind of color blindness is inherited.
Her curly hair is an inherited trait.
Similarhereditary, genetic, inborn, innate
Oppositeacquired
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inherited is a form of inherit
inherit, verb: To get money, property, or a title from someone after they die. Full entry
- Forms
- inheritinherits he/she/itinheriting -ing forminherited past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- inherit → inherited: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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