Definition of "inherit"

inherit

/ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/

verb
third-person singular simple present inherits, present participle inheriting, simple past and past participle inherited
1. (transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
2. (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
  Quotations
  ‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’
  1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess‎
3. (transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
4. (transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
5. (intransitive) To come into an inheritance.
6. (computing, programming, transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
7. (computing, programming, transitive) To derive a new class from (a superclass).
  Quotations
  For example, the following two code segments, from different assemblies, show how easy it is to inherit a class from another assembly.
  2006, Daniel Solis, Illustrated C# 2005
8. (transitive, obsolete) To put in possession of.
  Quotations
  This, or else nothing, will inherit her
  c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act III, scene ii]

Definition of "inherit"

inherit

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