come+to+inherit

  • 21come — [c]/kʌm / (say kum) verb (came, come, coming) –verb (i) 1. to move towards the speaker or towards a particular place; approach. 2. to arrive by movement or in course of progress; approach or arrive in time, succession, etc. (sometimes in… …

  • 22come — v 1. approach, near, draw near, close, close in, bear down upon; advance, make for, move toward, press upon. 2. arrive, enter, check in, clock in, punch in, ring in, sign in, pull in, roll in, Inf. hit town, Sl. blow in; appear, turn up, show up …

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  • 23come — [[t]kʌm[/t]] v. came, come, com•ing, n. 1) to approach or move toward someone or something: Come a little closer[/ex] 2) to arrive by movement or progression: The train is coming[/ex] 3) to approach or arrive in time, in succession, etc.:… …

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  • 24come on — Synonyms and related words: accost, achieve success, advance, alight upon, allurement, ameliorate, amend, anticipate, appear, approach, appropinquate, approximate, arise, arrive, await, bait, baited trap, be a success, be destined, be fated, be… …

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  • 25inherit — verb Etymology: Middle English enheriten to give right of inheritance to, from Anglo French enheriter, from Late Latin inhereditare, from Latin in + hereditas inheritance more at heredity Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to come into… …

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  • 26inherit — /in her it/, v.t. 1. to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir: to inherit the family business. 2. to receive as if by succession from predecessors: the problems the new government inherited from its… …

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  • 27come into — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To inherit] Syn. fall heir to, succeed to, acquire; see inherit , obtain 1 , receive 1 . 2. [To join] Syn. enter into, associate with, align; see join 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To receive (property) from one who has …

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  • 28come by — Synonyms and related words: accept, acquire, admit, assume, bag, be seized of, call, capture, catch, come in for, come into, come over, contract, corral, derive, derive from, drag down, draw, draw from, drop in, earn, enter into possession, gain …

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  • 29inherit — v 1. come into, fall or become heir to, Inf. come by; acquire, get, receive, come in for; be willed, be left, be bequeathed, be transferred, Law. be devised; be passed on or down to, be turned or given over to, devolve on. 2.(usu. of an office,… …

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  • 30inherit — in•her•it [[t]ɪnˈhɛr ɪt[/t]] v. t. 1) to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir 2) to receive as if by succession from predecessors 3) to receive (a genetic character) by the transmission of… …

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