Past tense of inherit
regular verb
The past tense of inherit is inherited. The past participle is also inherited.
Forms of inherit
| Base form (V1) | inherit /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | inherited /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | inherited /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | inheriting |
| Third person singular | inherits |
Inherited in a sentence
- After Grandad died, I inherited the house.
- ‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- The early mammals inherited the earth by surviving their saurian contemporaries.From the entry contemporary
- They inherited an interesting nineteenth-century cookbook from their grandparents. It tells how to render lard.From the entry cookbook
- Inherited deficiency of urocanase leads to elevated levels of urocanic acid in the urine.From the entry urocanase
Meaning of inherit
- verb To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest, usually after the previous owner's death.
- verb To come into an inheritance.
- verb To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
Questions about the past tense of inherit
- What is the past tense of inherit?
- The past tense of inherit is inherited.
- What is the past participle of inherit?
- The past participle of inherit is inherited.
- Is inherit a regular or irregular verb?
- Inherit is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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