incur
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incur
- /ɪnˈkɜː/ UK
- /ɪnˈkɝ/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English incurren, from Anglo-Norman encurir, Middle French encourir, from Old French encorre, from Latin incurrere.
verb incurs · incurring · incurred · encur
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To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
Near-synonym: contract (debts, etc.)
Similar: contract
- To render (somebody, or oneself) liable or subject to. Near-synonyms: entail, invoke
- To enter or pass into.
- To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: find, get, obtain, receive, suffer, withstand, endure, cope, engage, undergo, pursue, stand, support, collapse, urge, take
Translations
Every language
verb to expose oneself to something inconvenient
| Español | incurrir en, incidir en |
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| Français | s'exposer à, encourir, s'attirer, subir |
| Deutsch | zufügen, sich aussetzen (etwas), sich zuziehen (etwas), sich einhandeln (etwas), (etwas) auf sich nehmen, (Missfallen) erregen |
| Italiano | incorrere, esporsi |
| Русский | подвергну́ть podvergnútʹ, подверга́ть podvergátʹ |
| العربية | كَبَّدَ kabbada |
verb to render liable or subject to; to occasion
| Français | impliquer, occasioner |
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| Deutsch | zurechnen, haftbar machen, in Haftung nehmen, heranziehen, anrechnen, implizieren |
| Italiano | implicare |
| Русский | подвергну́ть podvergnútʹ, подверга́ть podvergátʹ |
| العربية | كَبَّدَ kabbada |
verb obsolete: to enter into
| Deutsch | (Risiko) eingehen |
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verb obsolete: to fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger
| Deutsch | ein Risiko eingehen |
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title = {incur},
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