How many syllables in inherit?

There are 3 syllables in the word inherit.

How to pronounce inherit:

inherit (verb):: obtain from someone after their death.; to receive money, property, or a title from someone who has died; to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's death

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