How to say inheritance in English

The English word for inheritance is inherit.

English [?n'her?t]? American [?n'her?t]

v. inherit; heredity

Example sentence: She inherited a house from her father.

Translation: she inherited a house from her father.

Phrases:

1、inherit a fortune Inherit a fortune

2、inherit one's father (子) to inherit his father's business

3、inherit sb's job To take someone's job, to take over someone's job

Extended information:

Near synonyms

receive

English [r?'si?v]? American [r?'si?v]

v. to receive; to receive; to receive

Example sentence: Neither John nor I am to receive the award.

Translation: neither John nor I will receive the award.

Usage

v. (verb)

1. receive basically means "to accept", "to receive", and refers only to the objective fact of receiving or receiving something, without expressing a subjective attitude (acceptance or rejection). ). Derived from "to be educated, punished, supported, etc." "to agree with an opinion or view". Sometimes it can also mean "to receive someone".

2. receive can be used as a transitive verb or an intransitive verb. When used as a transitive verb, it can take a noun or a pronoun as an object, and it can also take a compound object with as phrase as a complement. It can be used in passive constructions.