In the case of language, however, it is only the ability to talk and understand that we inherit genetically; the particular language or languages that we speak are passed on to us not by genetic transmission but by cultural transmission.
All of these abilities are passed on to us by genetic transmission; we receive them by way of the genes that we inherit from our parents.
A son who could not learn to paddle his own canoe does not deserve to inherit his father's fortune.
Bob went about building his castle in Spain when he spoke of inheriting his father's wealth.
I will inherit his estate.
He inherited of a great fortune.
She claims the inheritance.
When we say that a language is culturally transmitted - that is, that it is learned rather than inherited - we mean that it is part of that whole complex of learned and shared behavior that anthropologists call culture.
John inherited a large fortune.
She inherited her mother's blue eyes.
His relatives took it for granted that they would inherit the bulk of his wealth.
I inherited his estate.
My aunt inherited the huge estate.
Remember that we will inherit the results of your decisions.