arve homograph 2
verbverbto inherit
InflectionVis bøyning
EtymologyOpphav
av arvan inheritance · heredity · a legacy, heritage from arvan inheritance · heredity · a legacy, heritageSenses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
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få noe til eie fra (avdød) person
to receive something as one's own from a (deceased) person
- arve tronen etter sin mor to inherit the throne from one's mother
- arve en formue to inherit a fortune
- arve klær to inherit clothes
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få, ta over
to get, to take over
- den nye regjeringen arvet mange problemer fra den forrige the new government inherited many problems from the previous one
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få overført egenskaper eller særtrekk (gjennom kjønnsceller) fra et opphavsindivid
to have qualities or traits passed on (through the germ cells) from a parent organism
- jenta har arvet nesen til faren og det gode humøret til moren the girl has inherited her father's nose and her mother's good temper
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
arve ned
la gå i arv;
gi i arv to let something pass on as an inheritance;
to leave something to one's heirs Eng. phraseto hand down
gi i arv to let something pass on as an inheritance;
to leave something to one's heirs Eng. phraseto hand down
- huset arves ned til neste generasjon the house is handed down to the next generation
- familiebedriften er arvet ned the family business has been passed down