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inherit

/ˌɪnˈhɛrət/ /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/
  1. 1
    miras almak, miras yoluyla almak

    To receive money, property, or a title from someone after they have died.

    • She will inherit her grandmother's jewelry.
      Büyükannesinin mücevherlerini miras alacak.
    • He inherited a large fortune from his uncle.
      Amcasından büyük bir servet miras aldı.
  2. 2
    (özelliği anne babasından) almak, kalıtımla almak

    To be born with the same physical or mental characteristics as one of your parents.

    • She inherited her mother's beautiful blue eyes.
      Güzel mavi gözlerini annesinden almış.
    • He seems to have inherited his father's quick temper.
      Babasının çabuk öfkelenen yapısını almış gibi görünüyor.
  3. 3
    (öncekinden) devralmak

    To become responsible for a situation, problem or group that someone else had before.

    • The new manager inherited a team with very low morale.
      Yeni müdür, morali çok düşük bir ekibi devraldı.
    • We inherited these problems from the previous owners of the house.
      Bu sorunları evin önceki sahiplerinden devraldık.

Verb Forms Regular

Base inherit
/ˌɪnˈhɛrət/
Past inherited
/ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd/
Participle inherited
/ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edinherit → inherited

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. inherited /ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd/

Synonyms

come intobe left

Collocations

inherit moneyinherit propertyinherit a titleinherit wealthinherit traitsinherit genes

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