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# inherited

verb form (past of inherit: inherit, inherits, inherited, inheriting); adjective (inherited)

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

## Everyday

1. Inherited means passed down from parents to children through the body, like eye colour or freckles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherited/#m1)
2. Inherited means received money, land or things from someone after they died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherited/#m2)
3. Inherited can mean got from a person who had it before, like a job, a problem or old clothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherited/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, inherited characteristics (traits) such as eye colour, hair colour and blood group come from parents through genes; other things, like scars or speaking French, are learned or caused by life and are not inherited. In stories, a character inherits a castle or a fortune. Phrases: inherited from, inherited traits, inherited a fortune.

### Examples

- I inherited my blue eyes from my dad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherited/#x1)
- Freckles can be inherited. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherited/#x2)
- She inherited her grandmother's ring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherited/#x3)
- A scar is not an inherited feature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherited/#x4)
- The puppy inherited its mother's floppy ears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherited/#x5)
- In the story, the boy inherited an old castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherited/#x6)
- I inherited my brother's old bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherited/#x7)
- His children inherited, for the most part, the distinguished talents of their father. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inherited/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: inherit, inherited, inheriting. Noun: inheritance. «Inherit from» someone. Trap: things you learn (like a skill) or get from accidents are not inherited; only things passed through genes are inherited in science.

## In Jewish tradition

In science lessons, inherited characteristics (traits) such as eye colour, hair colour and blood group come from parents through genes; other things, like scars or speaking French, are learned or caused by life and are not inherited. In stories, a character inherits a castle or a fortune. Phrases: inherited from, inherited traits, inherited a fortune.

### Examples

- We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance. (Torah NUM.32.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/inherited/#x1)
- 'Son of man, they that inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying: Abraham was one, and he inherited the land; but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance. (Prophets EZK.33.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/inherited/#x2)

### Note

Regular verb: inherit, inherited, inheriting. Noun: inheritance. «Inherit from» someone. Trap: things you learn (like a skill) or get from accidents are not inherited; only things passed through genes are inherited in science.

## On Mova

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