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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.

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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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" obtain, receive, get, find 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"

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:

assume, shoulder, tackle, take on, take over, undertake.

Translations

يَجُر على نفسه الدُّيونيَجْلِبُ على نَفْسِه

upadnout dozpůsobit

pådrage sig

sich zuziehen

contraer incurrir en provocar sufrir

aiheuttaaollaseurataseuraus

attirer contracter encourir

adósságba veri magátmagára von

kalla yfir sigstofna til

incorrere contrarre

įsiskolinti

ciestiedzīvotiesiekļūt

stifte gjeld

spôsobiť

borçlanmakhedef olmakuğramak

招致遭受

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

[ɪnˈkɜː^r] vt

[+ expenses] → encourir; [+ debt] → contracter

[+ anger, risk] → s'exposer à

[+ loss] → subir

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incur

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

incur

(inˈkəː) – past tense, past participle inˈcurred – verb

1. to bring (something unpleasant) on oneself. to incur someone's displeasure.

2. to become liable to pay (a debt). to incur enormous debts.

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The circumstances which may have led to any national miscarriage or misfortune are sometimes so complicated that, where there are a number of actors who may have had different degrees and kinds of agency, though we may clearly see upon the whole that there has been mismanagement, yet it may be impracticable to pronounce to whose account the evil which may have been incurred is truly chargeable.][E1]

I forbear to dwell upon the subject of expense; though it be evident that if the council should be numerous enough to answer the principal end aimed at by the institution, the salaries of the members, who must be drawn from their homes to reside at the seat of government, would form an item in the catalogue of public expenditures too serious to be incurred for an object of equivocal utility.

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It is my greatest boast that I have incurred the displeasure of my Father!"

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Thus he learned hurt; and on top of it he learned to avoid hurt, first, by not incurring the risk of it; and second, when he had incurred the risk, by dodging and by retreating.

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He therefore dismissed her with assurances that he would very soon remove her out of the reach of that obloquy she had incurred; concluding with some additional documents, in which he recommended repentance, saying, "Consider, child, there is one still to reconcile yourself to, whose favour is of much greater importance to you than mine."

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Further, the enemy would naturally on his arrival at once burn and ruin the country at the time when the spirits of the people are still hot and ready for the defence; and, therefore, so much the less ought the prince to hesitate; because after a time, when spirits have cooled, the damage is already done, the ills are incurred, and there is no longer any remedy; and therefore they are so much the more ready to unite with their prince, he appearing to be under obligations to them now that their houses have been burnt and their possessions ruined in his defence.

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I am sorry to have incurred his displeasure, but can expect nothing better while he is so very eager in Lady Susan's justification.

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At the present moment (August, 1853) there is a suit before the court which was commenced nearly twenty years ago, in which from thirty to forty counsel have been known to appear at one time, in which costs have been incurred to the amount of seventy thousand pounds, which is A FRIENDLY SUIT, and which is

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"Don't be in haste to celebrate a victory, Porthos," interposed D'Artagnan; "never have we incurred a greater danger than we are now encountering.

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He who has incurred your displeasure may be a friend of ours, but he is an enemy to the state.

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Godfrey's honourable conduct, in paying the debts incurred for the lady and the villa--and (as you will presently see) of more besides.

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We estimate that we will incur aggregate pre-tax restructuring and restructuring related charges in connection with the 2019 Footprint realignment plan of $56 million to $70 million, of which, we expect $21 million to $26 million to be incurred in 2019 and most of the balance is expected to be incurred prior to the end of 2021.