inheriting
part of speech
verb form (inherit, inherits, inherited, inheriting)
meaning for a pupil
1) Inheriting money, a house or things means receiving them from someone after that person has died. tree →
2) Inheriting a feature, like blue eyes or curly hair, means getting it from your parents or family through your body. tree →
3) Inheriting a problem or job means taking it over from the person before you. tree →
sense in the lessons
«Inheriting» is the -ing form of «inherit». In family life and law: inheriting from a will. In science: children inheriting features from their parents (genes). At school and work: inheriting an old desk or a messy project.
examples
- She is inheriting her grandmother's piano. tree →
- You might be inheriting your dad's red hair. tree →
- Plants grown from seeds are inheriting features from the parent plants. tree →
- The new teacher is inheriting a very lively class. tree →
- They were inheriting the farm after their uncle died. tree →
- Inheriting a fortune did not make him happy. tree →
note
-ing form: drop nothing, just add -ing (inherit → inheriting). Noun: inheritance; the person who inherits is an heir. Trap: you inherit from a person; you do not «inherit» someone. Do not confuse with «inhibit» (to hold back).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «inheriting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.