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How to pronounce inherited in English?

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Synonyms familial, genetic, hereditary, transmissible, transmitted


an inherited disease.

Examples of inherited

inherited
Pay off the loan, trade in the old car, and buy the new one with inherited cash.
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Providing enrichment to the offspring also offset some of the inherited effects.
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He's inherited the bushness from Tanupua and Tanu is always good with his hands.
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Both inherited a post-apocalyptic mess from a predecessor of the opposing party.
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It was because they were constrained by a mentality inherited from the founders.
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It is certainly true that Obama inherited many of his foreign policy challenges.
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Last year Fairchild inherited complete charge of the 76-year-old family company.
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Yet the majority of autism cases cannot be attributed to known inherited causes.
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She and her brother, Rutherford Ellis Jr., had inherited them from their mother.
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More examples
  • Obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"
  • Receive from a predecessor; "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"
  • Receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"
  • (inheritance) hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
  • (inheritance) that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
  • (inheritance) (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
  • Inherit is the third album by the band Free Kitten, released on May 20th, 2008. It was their first album in over ten years, the last being 1997's Sentimental Education. Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis appears on two songs on this album, "Surf's Up", and "Bananas".
  • Inheritance is the practice of passing on property, titles, debts, and obligations upon the death of an individual. It has long played an important role in human societies. The rules of inheritance differ between societies and have changed over time.
  • (Inheritance (album)) Inheritance is the second album by the Australian thrash metal band Hobbs' Angel of Death.