Inherit vs Inherit - What's the difference?
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To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations) .
To receive (property or a title etc), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=5 (biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
To come into an inheritance.
(computing, programming, transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
(computing, programming, transitive) To derive a new class from (a superclass).
* 2006 , Daniel Solis, Illustrated C# 2005
(obsolete) To put in possession of.
To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations) .
To receive (property or a title etc), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=5 (biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
To come into an inheritance.
(computing, programming, transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
(computing, programming, transitive) To derive a new class from (a superclass).
* 2006 , Daniel Solis, Illustrated C# 2005
(obsolete) To put in possession of.
In transitive terms the difference between inherit and inherit
is that inherit is to derive from people or conditions previously in force while inherit is to derive from people or conditions previously in force.In transitive biology terms the difference between inherit and inherit
is that inherit is to receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission while inherit is to receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.In intransitive terms the difference between inherit and inherit
is that inherit is to come into an inheritance while inherit is to come into an inheritance.In computing programming transitive terms the difference between inherit and inherit
is that inherit is to derive a new class from (a superclass) while inherit is to derive a new class from (a superclass).In transitive obsolete terms the difference between inherit and inherit
is that inherit is to put in possession of while inherit is to put in possession of.inherit
English
Verb
(en verb)citation, passage=‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited . Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’}}
- For example, the following two code segments, from different assemblies, show how easy it is to inherit a class from another assembly.
- (Shakespeare)
Usage notes
* Do not confuse with inherent.Derived terms
* inheritable * inheritance * inherited * inheritorinherit
English
Verb
(en verb)citation, passage=‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited . Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’}}
- For example, the following two code segments, from different assemblies, show how easy it is to inherit a class from another assembly.
- (Shakespeare)
