inherit-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: obtain from someone after his or her death

Commentary:
NOTE: This sense is a specific subsense (relating to death) of sense 2.

Examples:
I just inherited the copyrights to my grandfather's manuscripts.
My husband claimed he had inherited the $50 million, but the will does not say that.
Philip I inherited the Duchy of Burgundy from his grandfather in 1350.

Mappings:
VerbNet: obtain-13.5.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: inherit.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: receive from a predecessor

Examples:
The new committee inherited the economic problems of the last 4 years.
The Geeks should inherit the Earth.
To say the Ramones inherited the throne of the Troggs is like
saying Thor inherited the throne of thunder itself.

Mappings:
VerbNet: obtain-13.5.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: inherit.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: receive by genetic transmission

Examples:
A new blood test has been developed that tells you if you have inherited the disease.
I've inherited the blabbermouth gene!
There is a 50-50 chance that you have inherited the mutant gene.

Mappings:
VerbNet: obtain-13.5.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: inherit.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3