inherit

[US]/ɪnˈherɪt/
[UK]/ɪnˈherɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. arve fra forgjengeren; overføre (egenskaper, eiendom osv.) til noen andre gjennom arv
vi. bli arving eller arvinginne
Word Forms
Third Person Singularinherits
Past Participleinherited
Present Participleinheriting
Past Tenseinherited
Pluralinherits

Phrases & Collocations

inherit wealth

arve formue

inheritance rights

arverettigheter

inherit family business

arve familiefirma

Example Sentences

a child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia.

et barn kan arve en disposisjon til schizofreni.

he will inherit the title of Duke of Marlborough.

han vil arve tittelen hertug av Marlborough.

inherited a princely sum.

arvet et sjenerøst beløp.

The eldest son will inherit the title.

Den eldste sønnen vil arve tittelen.

We must inherit in a critical way.

Vi må arve på en kritisk måte.

the principle of meritocracy is discordant with claims of inherited worth.

prinsippet om meritokrati er uforenlig med påstander om arvelig verdi.

he eventually inherited a substantial fortune.

han arvet til slutt en betydelig formue.

she inherited a fortune from her father.

hun arvet en formue fra sin far.

she had inherited the beauty of her grandmother.

hun hadde arvet skjønnheten fra sin bestemor.

I inherited this ring from my grandmother.

jeg arvet denne ringen fra bestemoren min.

The two brothers split on inheriting the legacy of their parents.

De to brødrene delte seg vedrørende arv av foreldrenes arv.

Half of the people who inherit the gene express it.

Halvparten av de som arver genet, uttrykker det.

How many of these traits are genetically inherited?

Hvor mange av disse egenskapene er genetisk nedarvet?

At 25 he inherited a fortune and become a multimillionaire.

I en alder av 25 arvet han en formue og ble multimillionær.

spending commitments inherited from previous governments.

utgiftsforpliktelser som ble arvet fra tidligere regjeringer.

master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?.

herre, hva må jeg gjøre for å arve evig liv?

The new administration inherited the economic problems of the last four years.

Den nye administrasjonen arvet de økonomiske problemene de siste fire årene.

The ear diametre was inherited in a superdominant fashion with the additive gene as the dominant gene.

Øre diameteren ble arvet i en superdominant form med den additive gen som den dominante gen.

Real-world Examples

The entail's unbreakable. Mary cannot inherit.

Tinget er ubrytelig. Mary kan ikke arve.

Source: Downton Abbey Detailed Analysis

Heredity is the set of characteristics that you inherit from your parents and ancestors.

Arvelighet er settet med egenskaper du arver fra foreldrene og forfedrene dine.

Source: New Century College English Integrated Course (2nd Edition) Volume 1

And last but not least, is inherited fear.

Og sist, men ikke minst, er arvet frykt.

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

Speaking of which, how is eye color inherited, anyway?

Til å snakke om det, hvordan arves øyefarge i det hele tatt?

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

As they are worth some money, they can be inherited.

Siden de er verdt noen penger, kan de arves.

Source: 21st Century English Newspaper

I don't feel like I inherited an English Department.

Jeg føler ikke at jeg arvet et engelsk departement.

Source: the chair

After all, we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors.

Etter alt å dømme arver vi ikke jorden fra våre forfedre.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) November 2017 Collection

A few years later, she inherited 200 pounds from her aunt.

Noen år senere arvet hun 200 pund fra sin tante.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Hemophilia usually refers to inherited deficiencies of coagulation factors, which can be either quantitative or qualitative.

Hemofili refererer vanligvis til arvede mangler ved koagulasjonsfaktorer, som kan være enten kvantitative eller kvalitative.

Source: Osmosis - Blood Cancer

The government opposed her bid to inherit the home.

Regjeringen motsatte seg hennes søknad om å arve hjemmet.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2016

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