Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #71 of 1319

inherent (adj.)

existing as a natural part

Examples

  • Risk is inherent in business.

Key rules

  • Inherent means existing as a natural part of something
  • Inherent in + noun: risk inherent in the job
  • Inherent is not the same as inheritance

Common mistakes

  • Risk is inherent to business → Risk is inherent in business
  • Inherent money from his father → Inherited money from his father

Use cases

  • Describing risks
  • Discussing qualities
  • Analysing systems
💡 Tip: Use inherent for qualities built in; inherited describes what you receive from family.
Practise this topic in the appPractise Upper-Intermediate quiz
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