inheritance
The passing of title to an estate upon deathThe passing of title to an estate upon death.
» Tom squandered his entire inheritance.
Tom hat seine ganze Erbschaft vergeudet.
Том промотал всё своё наследство.
Том розтратив усю свою спадщину.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The passing of title to an estate upon death.
Erbschaft
насле́дованиеnaslédovanije
спадкува́нняspadkuvánnja, наслі́дуванняnaslíduvannja
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
(countable)That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament, such as the part of an estate (i.e., a portion).
Erbe, Erbteil
насле́дствоnaslédstvo
спадокspadok, спа́дщинаspádščyna
(especially, uncountable)The act or mechanism of inheriting; the state of having inherited.
The Indo-European languages share various similarities as a result of their inheritance from a common ancestor.
(countable, uncountable)The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.
Erbschaft
насле́дованиеnaslédovanije
спадко́вістьspadkóvistʹ
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
(countable, uncountable)The mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass.
насле́дованиеnaslédovanije
наслідуванняnasliduvannja
Examples
65 sentencesTom squandered his entire inheritance.
Том розтратив усю свою спадщину.
ruТом промотал всё своё наследство.
deTom hat seine ganze Erbschaft vergeudet.
Tom's father left him a pretty substantial inheritance.
Tom has no inheritance.
ruУ Тома нет наследства.
I've already spent my inheritance.
What inheritance are you talking about?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Inherited from Middle English enheritaunce, inheritaunce, borrowed from Anglo-Norman, OldInherited from Middle English enheritaunce, inheritaunce, borrowed from Anglo-Norman, Old French enheritaunce, from enheriter. By surface analysis, inherit + -ance.
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Forms
plural: inheritances| Singular | inheritance |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- hereditary succession to a title or an office or property:heritage
- any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors:heritage
- (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents:hereditary pattern
- that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner:heritage
Word family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable