inherited
part of speech
verb form (past of inherit: inherit, inherits, inherited, inheriting); adjective (inherited)
meaning for a pupil
1) Inherited means passed down from parents to children through the body, like eye colour or freckles. tree →
2) Inherited means received money, land or things from someone after they died. tree →
3) Inherited can mean got from a person who had it before, like a job, a problem or old clothes. tree →
sense 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
- 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 →
- '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 →
- I inherited my blue eyes from my dad. tree →
- Freckles can be inherited. tree →
- She inherited her grandmother's ring. tree →
- A scar is not an inherited feature. tree →
- The puppy inherited its mother's floppy ears. tree →
- In the story, the boy inherited an old castle. tree →
- I inherited my brother's old bike. tree →
- His children inherited, for the most part, the distinguished talents of their father. tree →
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 the corpora
- We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
- When close relatives have babies together, inherited illnesses become more common, so swapping animals keeps the family tree healthy.
- Some dams have been repaired for hundreds of years by family after family of beavers, each one fixing the dam it inherited.
- Round follicles grow straight hair and flat or oval follicles grow curly hair, and hair shape is inherited from your family.
- Many animal behaviours are instincts inherited from wild ancestors.
Trees and pragmatics
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