heir

noun

/eə(r)/

/er/

Use an, not a, before heir.

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heir (to something) | heir (of somebody) a person who has the legal right to receive somebody’s property, money or title when that person dies
- to be heir to a large fortune
- the heir to the throne (= the person who will be the next king or queen)
- the son and heir of the Earl of Lancaster
Homophones air | heir
air heir
/eə(r)/

/er/
- air noun
  I kicked the ball high into the air.
- air verb
  I opened the window to air the room.
- heir noun
  He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir.
Wordfinder
- adopt
- child
- family
- generation
- heir
- in-laws
- parent
- relation
- stepfamily
- surrogate mother
Extra Examples
- At the age of twenty he fell heir to a large estate.
- He has no heir to leave his fortune to.
- He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir.
- He planned to marry and produce an heir for his estate.
- On his brother's death he became heir apparent to the title.
- On his deathbed he named his second son as his heir.
- When the Earl of Surrey died in 1347 he left no direct heir.
Topics Family and relationshipsc1, Moneyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- legal
- legitimate
- rightful
- …
verb + heir
- have
- beget
- produce
- …
preposition
- heir to
phrases
- the heir to the throne
- somebody’s son and heir
See full entry
a person who is thought to continue the work or a tradition started by somebody else
- the president’s political heirs
Extra Examples
- The socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment.
- The house was her spiritual home for which she sought a spiritual heir.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- legal
- legitimate
- rightful
- …
verb + heir
- have
- beget
- produce
- …
preposition
- heir to
phrases
- the heir to the throne
- somebody’s son and heir
See full entry
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- knit
- knob
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- fascinate
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- scissors
- height
- right
- sleigh
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- foreign
- malign
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- balmy
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Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin heres.

单词	heir
释义	heir noun /eə(r)/ /er/ Use an, not a, before heir. jump to other results heir (to something) \| heir (of somebody) a person who has the legal right to receive somebody’s property, money or title when that person dies to be heir to a large fortune the heir to the throne (= the person who will be the next king or queen) the son and heir of the Earl of Lancaster Homophones air \| heirair heir /eə(r)/ /er/ air noun I kicked the ball high into the air. air verb I opened the window to air the room. heir noun He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir. Wordfinder adopt child family generation heir in-laws parent relation stepfamily surrogate mother Extra Examples At the age of twenty he fell heir to a large estate. He has no heir to leave his fortune to. He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir. He planned to marry and produce an heir for his estate. On his brother's death he became heir apparent to the title. On his deathbed he named his second son as his heir. When the Earl of Surrey died in 1347 he left no direct heir. Topics Family and relationshipsc1, Moneyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective legal legitimate rightful … verb + heir have beget produce … preposition heir to phrases the heir to the throne somebody’s son and heir See full entry a person who is thought to continue the work or a tradition started by somebody else the president’s political heirs Extra Examples The socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment. The house was her spiritual home for which she sought a spiritual heir. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective legal legitimate rightful … verb + heir have beget produce … preposition heir to phrases the heir to the throne somebody’s son and heir See full entry More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters gnarled gnash gnat gnaw gnome haute cuisine heir herb honour hors d’oeuvre hour knack knee kneel knife knight knit knob knock knot know knuckle psalm psephology psychic ptarmigan pterodactyl psychology wrangle wrap wreath wreck wrench wrestle wriggle wring write wrong bomb climb crumb doubt lamb limb ascent fascinate muscle scene scissors height right sleigh weight align campaign design foreign malign reign unfeigned balmy calm calf half yolk autumn column condemn damn hymn solemn bristle fasten listen mortgage soften thistle wrestle biscuit build circuit disguise guilty league rogue vague yacht answer sword two Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin heres.
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