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Surfer Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

inherit

Hello, ..

When someone dies and his descendants recieve/get his posessions, then that's inheriting - what's it to the dead, also inheriting?

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I don't understand your question. A dead person can't own anything. Can you explain it differently?

— BarbaraPA

  • I don't understand your question.
  • A dead person can't own anything.
  • Can you explain it differently?
  • Or maybe you mean something like "My great aunt left me this broach in her will.
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I don't understand your question.
A dead person can't own anything.
Can you explain it differently?

Or maybe you mean something like "My great aunt left me this broach in her will. I inherited it from her."
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BarbaraPA"My great aunt left me this broach in her will. I inherited it from her."
Yes, that's what I was referring to. I wondered whether there was a verb for that "passing of money".. .

So there isn't .. ?
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We use "leave."

His father left him millions.

His father didn't leave a cent to him. He specified that it all go to charity.
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There is also the more formal word "bequeathing".
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