inheritDefinition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to: navigation, searchFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. To inherit something is to get it from one's ancestors through legal succession (e.g., "inherit the throne"), or through a bequest (e.g., "inherited money from his deceased aunt"), or from genetic transmission (e.g., "inherited color-blindness from his father"). As a related definition, it can mean to take power or possession due to a perceived right or dominating ability to do so (e.g., "Their children's children will inherit the earth"; or, "The nobility of the invading tribe will inherit the ruling-caste positions of Xopanthia"). As a further related definition, it can also mean — in a more general sense — to derive a characteristic from people, groups or objects which were influential at some time in the past, even if such people/groups/objects are not "ancestral" to those who receive the characteristic (as in, for example, "The Western Europeans, during the Middle Ages, inherited the learning of the Arabs by translating many of their important writings"). Other specific meanings and related articles:
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GNU Free Documentation License What are the odds that my sister and I will inherit OCD from my dad? Q. My dad has very bad OCD, he washed his hands every...five, ten minutes or so, and will not touch anything, doorknobs, cabinet handles, anything without a papertowel around his hand. What are the odds that my sister and I will inherit this? I'm fourteen, she's seventeen. Asked by Spiritual Journey - Fri Sep 12 19:14:58 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. OCD is hereditory. There is a chance that you or your sister may have inherited the gene, but it is unlikeley. Usually you would have displayed the symptoms already. Answered by Kate - Fri Sep 12 19:34:13 2008 What would Obama be doing differently if he did not inherit the problems caused by his predecessor? Q. Bush supporters can deny it all they want, but a lot of the current problems were indeed caused by the Bush Administration. So, please just answer the question. Asked by Ah Derrrrrrrrrrrrrr - Sun May 31 20:38:45 2009 - - 18 Answers - 0 Comments A. Every President inherits problems. Bush inherited bin Laden for example. (Bin Laden declared war on the US in 1997) Answered by Ed F - Tue Jun 2 09:58:35 2009 How is Juliet innate? Does Juliet inherit the quality of impulsiveness like her father, Lord Capulet?
Q. What examples, situations in the story, can be given of Juliet and her father being impulsive? Or, if not impulsiveness, then what other examples can be given of them sharing another inherited quality? Asked by bracklotion - Sun Jun 1 19:24:37 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. I don't think its so much impulsiveness as it is being a spoiled brat, and that she gets from her father. The best example is when she sends the nurse to speak to Romeo about the marriage. When the nurse comes back, she is out of breath and can't speak. She asks Juliet to wait a moment and the little brat says "How art thou out of breath when thou hast breath to speak to me?To say to me that thou art out of breath? The excuse that thou dost make in this delay Is longer than the tale thou dost excuse." That is pretty spoiled to talk to an adult like that when she is only a kid. Pax-C Answered by Persiphone_Hellecat - Sun Jun 1 19:39:45 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "inherit"  sfgate.com Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:07:04 GMT+00:00 San Francisco Chronicle Amy Butte, founder of Tile Financial, on the $1 trillion she forecasts that children of wealthy families will inherit through 2025. ...  jobs.barossaherald.com.au Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:23:40 GMT+00:00 Barossa & Light Herald Includes listed groups As you inherit a few juniors underneath you, you need to mentally challenge them and then further develop them as the portfolio ...  chicagoist.com Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:54:10 GMT+00:00 The Windbag: Feds Want Blago's Home Chicagoist AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast While jurors continue to deliberate with no sign of a verdict to be reached this week, they may wind up tasked with a little ... From Google News Search: "inherit"  communityplayers.org 200px x 319px | 31.40kB [source page] pho 0607 noises jpg 08 Feb 2007 13 18 66k news nov06 pdf 01 Mar 2007 15 27 657k pho 0607 inherit jpg 30 Apr 2007 13 31 31k logo crazy jpg 21 May 2007 09 57 10k  greenpeace.org 183px x 180px | 15.00kB [source page] Our children inherit the toxic burden of our planet Enlarge Image Hazardous chemicals that are used in everyday household products end up in the bodies of unborn From Yahoo Image Search: "inherit"  science20.com News Account Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GM Research conducted at the University of Chicago shows that female elementary school teachers who are anxious about math often pass the phobia on to female students. Published in a recent edition of PNAS, the findings are the product of ... From Google Blog Search: "inherit" |
