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innate

 
 
/ɪˈneɪt/ adjective

Translation

An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one you have learned.
Allah vergisi, doğuştan gelen
He has an innate desire to win.460
innately adverb
doğuştan gelen bir biçimde
(Definition of innate adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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