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ɪnˈhɪərin·her·e

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inhereverb

    be inherent in something

Wiktionary

  1. inhereverb

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

  2. Etymology: From inhaerere, present active infinitive of inhaereo, from in + haereo; see hesitate. Compare adhere, cohere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Inhereverb

    To exist in something else.

    Etymology: inhæreo, Latin.

    For, nor in nothing, nor in things
    Extreme and scattering bright, can love inhere. John Donne.

    They do but inhere in their subject which supports them; their being is a dependence on a subject. Kenelm Digby, on Bodies.

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  1. inhere

    Inhere means to exist naturally or to be inherent or intrinsic in something or someone. It refers to qualities, characteristics, or attributes that are deeply entrenched or ingrained and not separate from the person or thing they belong to.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inhereverb

    to be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as attributes or qualities

  2. Etymology: [L. inhaerere; pref. in- in + haerere to stick, hang. See Hesitate.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Inhere

    in-hēr′, v.i. to stick fast: to remain firm in.—ns. Inher′ence, Inher′ency, a sticking fast: existence in something else: a fixed state of being in another body or substance.—adj. Inher′ent, sticking fast: existing in and inseparable from something else: innate: natural.—adv. Inher′ently. [L. inhærērein, in, hærēre, to stick.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inhere in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inhere in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of inhere in a Sentence

  1. Admiral Hyman Rickover:

    Responsiblity is a unique concept. It can only reside and inhere in a single individual. You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you. You may disclaim it, but you cannot divest yourself of it.

  2. Émile Durkheim:

    Sadness does not inhere in things; it does not reach us from the world and through mere contemplation of the world. It is a product of our own thought. We create it out of whole cloth.

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