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# inherent

adjective (inherent; inherently adv.)

«inherent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) Being a natural, basic part of something, so it cannot be taken away: an inherent danger, an inherent quality. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherent/#m1)

### In the lessons

In formal writing and exams: «there are risks inherent in climbing», «inherently dangerous». In science: a property inherent in a material. It tells the reader the quality belongs to the thing itself, not added from outside.

### Examples

- There is an inherent danger in playing near deep water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherent/#x1)
- Curiosity is inherent in young children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherent/#x2)
- Every sport has some inherent risk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherent/#x3)
- Kindness seemed inherent in her nature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherent/#x4)
- Glass is inherently fragile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherent/#x5)
- The plan had an inherent problem: it cost too much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherent/#x6)

### Note

Formal word. Usually «inherent in» something: risks inherent in the job. Do not confuse with «inherit» (to receive from someone who has died); they are not the same word family in meaning. Synonyms: built-in, natural, basic.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inherent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inherent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inherent.html) on Mova free.