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in·cur

(ĭn-kûr′)
tr.v. in·curred, in·cur·ring, in·curs
1. To acquire or come into (something usually undesirable); sustain: incurred substantial losses during the stock market crash.
2. To become liable or subject to as a result of one's actions; bring upon oneself: incur the anger of a friend.
[Middle English incurren, from Old French encorir, from Latin incurrere, to run upon : in-, on; see in-2 + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]
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incur

(ɪnˈkɜː)
vb (tr) , -curs, -curring or -curred
1. to make oneself subject to (something undesirable); bring upon oneself
2. to run into or encounter
[C16: from Latin incurrere to run into, from currere to run]
inˈcurrable adj
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in•cur

(ɪnˈkɜr)

v.t. -curred, -cur•ring.
1. to become liable for: to incur debts.
2. to bring upon oneself: incurred our displeasure.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin incurrere to run into, come upon =in- in- 3 + currere to run]
in•cur′ra•ble, adj.
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incur


Past participle: incurred
Gerund: incurring

Imperative
incur
incur
Present
I incur
you incur
he/she/it incurs
we incur
you incur
they incur
Preterite
I incurred
you incurred
he/she/it incurred
we incurred
you incurred
they incurred
Present Continuous
I am incurring
you are incurring
he/she/it is incurring
we are incurring
you are incurring
they are incurring
Present Perfect
I have incurred
you have incurred
he/she/it has incurred
we have incurred
you have incurred
they have incurred
Past Continuous
I was incurring
you were incurring
he/she/it was incurring
we were incurring
you were incurring
they were incurring
Past Perfect
I had incurred
you had incurred
he/she/it had incurred
we had incurred
you had incurred
they had incurred
Future
I will incur
you will incur
he/she/it will incur
we will incur
you will incur
they will incur
Future Perfect
I will have incurred
you will have incurred
he/she/it will have incurred
we will have incurred
you will have incurred
they will have incurred
Future Continuous
I will be incurring
you will be incurring
he/she/it will be incurring
we will be incurring
you will be incurring
they will be incurring
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been incurring
you have been incurring
he/she/it has been incurring
we have been incurring
you have been incurring
they have been incurring
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been incurring
you will have been incurring
he/she/it will have been incurring
we will have been incurring
you will have been incurring
they will have been incurring
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been incurring
you had been incurring
he/she/it had been incurring
we had been incurring
you had been incurring
they had been incurring
Conditional
I would incur
you would incur
he/she/it would incur
we would incur
you would incur
they would incur
Past Conditional
I would have incurred
you would have incurred
he/she/it would have incurred
we would have incurred
you would have incurred
they would have incurred
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. incur - make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
subject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"
run - be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk"
2. incur - receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
take - ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
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incur

verb sustain, experience, suffer, gain, earn, collect, meet with, provoke, run up, induce, arouse, expose yourself to, lay yourself open to, bring upon yourself The government has also incurred huge debts.
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incur

verb
To take upon oneself:
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Translations
يَجُر على نفسه الدُّيونيَجْلِبُ على نَفْسِه
upadnout dozpůsobit
pådrage sig
aiheuttaaollaseurataseuraus
adósságba veri magátmagára von
kalla yfir sigstofna til
įsiskolinti
ciestiedzīvotiesiekļūt
spôsobiť
borçlanmakhedef olmakuğramak

incur

[ɪnˈkɜːʳ] VT [+ debt, obligation] → contraer ; [+ expense, charges] → incurrir en ; [+ loss] → sufrir ; [+ anger] → provocar
I wouldn't wish to incur his wrath → no me gustaría provocar su ira
I did not wish to incur his disapproval → no deseaba hacer que se pusiera en desacuerdo
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incur

[ɪnˈkɜːr] vt
[+ expenses] → encourir ; [+ debt] → contracter
[+ anger, risk] → s'exposer à
[+ loss] → subir
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incur

vt
anger, injury, displeasure → sich (dat) → zuziehen, auf sich (acc) → ziehen ; penalty → belegt werden mit; risk → eingehen, laufen ; to incur the wrath of somebody → jds Zorn auf sich (acc) → ziehen
(Fin) loss → erleiden ; debts, expenses → machen ; costs → haben; other expenses incurred → weitere Auslagen or Ausgaben pl
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incur

[ɪnˈkɜːʳ] vt (debt, obligation) → contrarre ; (expenses) → andare incontro a ; (loss) → subire ; (anger) → attirarsi; (risk) → esporsi a
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incur

(inˈkəː) – past tense, past participle inˈcurred – verb
1. to bring (something unpleasant) on oneself. to incur someone's displeasure. blootstel aan يَجْلِبُ على نَفْسِه излагам cair em způsobit (si) sich zuziehen udsætte sig for; pådrage sig επισύρω incurrir en, provocar (endale) kaela tõmbama موجب شدن joutua attirer לְהָבִיא עַל עַצמוֹ अपने ऊपर लेना navući se na magára von membangkitkan kalla yfir sig attirarsi, incorrere in 招く (좋지 않은 결과를) 초래하다 užsitraukti iedzīvoties; iekļūt (nepatikšanās u.tml.) menyebabkan zich op de hals halen pådra seg, utsette seg for ściągnąć na siebie موجب شول cair em a(-şi) atrage навлекать на себя spôsobiť (si) nakopati si navući na sebe ådra (åsamka) sig, utsätta sig för ก่อให้เกิด uğramak, hedef olmak 招致 викликати اپنے سر لینا gánh chịu 招致
2. to become liable to pay (a debt). to incur enormous debts. op die hals haal يَجُر على نفسه الدُّيون влизам в дълг contrair upadnout do auf sich laden pådrage sig επιβαρύνομαι (π.χ. με έξοδα) contraer võlgadesse sattuma متحمل شدن joutua maksuvelvolliseksi contracter לִשקוֹע בְּחוֹב अपने ऊपर (हानि आदि) लेना izložiti se trošku adósságba veri magát membuat hutang stofna til contrarre 負う (손해 등을) 입다 įsiskolinti iekļūt (parādos); ciest (zaudējumus) menanggung oplopen pådra seg/stifte gjeld zaciągnąć زغمل contrair a contracta быть ответственным за (долги) spôsobiť, narobiť (dlhy) nakopati si izložiti se sätta sig i [skuld] ยอมชดใช้ borçlanmak 欠(債) зазнавати قرض اپنے ذمے لینا mắc nợ 遭受
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