INHERE IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inhere in mean? 

• INHERE IN (verb)
  The verb INHERE IN has 1 sense:

1. be part of

  Familiarity information: INHERE IN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INHERE IN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be part of

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

attach to; inhere in

Context example:

This problem inheres in the design

Hypernyms (to "inhere in" is one way to...):

include (have as a part, be made up out of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "inhere in"):

repose; reside; rest (be inherent or innate in)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something