Meaning of 継ぐ in Japanese

Definition of 継ぐ

つぐ(tsugu) 【継ぐ ·続ぐ ·嗣ぐ ·襲ぐ】

ひきつぐ(hikitsugu) 【引き継ぐ ·引継ぐ ·引きつぐ】

(v5g, vt) to take over; to hand over
私の息子が仕事を引き継ぐだろう。
My son will take over the job.

かたりつぐ(kataritsugu) 【語り継ぐ ·語りつぐ】

(v5g, vt) to transmit; to hand down
これらの伝説は私達の子孫に語り継がれるべきだ。
These legends should be handed down to our offspring.

うけつぐ(uketsugu) 【受け継ぐ ·受けつぐ】

(v5g, vt) to inherit; to succeed; to take over
彼はその財産を受け継ぐ資格はない。
He has no claim to the property.

のりつぐ(noritsugu) 【乗り継ぐ ·乗継ぐ】

(v5g, vt) to connect (with a different flight); to make a (flight) connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)

あいつぐ(aitsugu) 【相次ぐ ·相継ぐ】

(v5g) to follow in succession; to happen one after another
相次ぐ不祥事にも関わらず、警察はオメオメ違反切符を切っている。
Despite their own scandals, the police continue to make arrests as though nothing had happened at all.