inheritance

/ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/
noun 5

Collocations

22
1

(noun.) money/property

ADJ

large | small

rightful

She believed the family home was her rightful inheritance after her father's death.

shared

VERB + INHERITANCE

leave sb

When her grandfather passed away, he left the children a substantial inheritance.

come into, enter (into/on/upon)

She came into a large inheritance when her grandmother passed away last year.

receive

She received a small inheritance from her grandmother's will last year.

claim

After her grandmother's death, Maria had to claim her inheritance from the family lawyer.

renounce

challenge

His brother decided to challenge the inheritance after discovering a second will.

steal

restore (sb to)

After years in exile, the rightful owner was finally restored to her inheritance.

divide

After their father died, the three siblings had to divide the inheritance fairly between them.

share (in)

The three siblings decided to share in their grandmother's inheritance equally after she passed away.

INHERITANCE + NOUN

tax | law

PREP

~ by

After their grandmother's death, the family property passed by inheritance to the oldest daughter.

~ through

My grandmother passed down her jewelry collection through inheritance when she died.

2

(noun.) sth from the past/your family

PREP

common

The family's tradition of cooking together was an inheritance that grandchildren still valued.

cultural | genetic, physical

classical

Modern artists often draw inspiration from the classical inheritance of ancient Greek sculpture.

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