Standard Lemma guide

inhere

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɪnˈhɪə/
  • rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

be inherent in something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: belong to, belong

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Latin haereō Latin inhaereōbor. English inhere Borrowed from Latin inhaerēre (“stick in, stick to, inhere to”), from in (“in”) + haereō (“stick”); see hesitate. Compare adhere, cohere.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հատուկ լինել (hatuk linel) — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Armenian: պատկանել (patkanel) — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Bulgarian: принадлежа (prinadleža) — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 固有 (gùyǒu) — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 与生俱来 (yǔshēngjùlái) — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Dutch: inhouden — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Dutch: een inherent deel van uitmaken — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Finnish: kuulua (olennaisena osana) — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • French: être inhérent à — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • German: innewohnen — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • German: anhaften — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • German: enthalten sein — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • German: zu etwas / jmdn. gehören — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Ido: inherar — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Italian: essere inerente — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Italian: connesso (a) — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Italian: appartenere (a) — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Italian: essere proprio — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Italian: essere intrinseco (a) — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Occitan: inerir — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Portuguese: inerir — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Romanian: fi inerent — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Russian: принадлежа́ть (prinadležátʹ) — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Russian: явля́ться частью (javljátʹsja častʹju) — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something
  • Spanish: ser inherente — To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something