incur

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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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Nature's provision for wealthy American minds ambitious to incur social distinction and suffer high life.

To put forward a suitable person to incur the mudgobbling and deadcatting of the opposition.

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And who is there that will either take the trouble or incur the odium, of a strict scrunity into the secret springs of the transaction?

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why should you thus, of your own accord, incur destruction and trust yourself in the house of your enemy?' The Stag replied: "Only allow me, friend, to stay where I am, and I will undertake to find some favorable opportunity of effecting my escape." At the approach of the evening the herdsman came to feed his cattle, but did not see the Stag; and even the farm-bailiff with several laborers passed through the shed and failed to notice him.

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I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and incur my own abhor- rence.

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"And here its consequences may well be argued to be dreadful; for what can be more so, than to incur the divine displeasure, by the breach of the divine commands; and that in an instance against which the highest vengeance is specifically denounced?

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But as the priceless treasure too frequently hides at the bottom of a well, it needs some courage to dive for it, especially as he that does so will be likely to incur more scorn and obloquy for the mud and water into which he has ventured to plunge, than thanks for the jewel he procures; as, in like manner, she who undertakes the cleansing of a careless bachelor's apartment will be liable to more abuse for the dust she raises than commendation for the clearance she effects.

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This can be easily accomplished by his friends, who will incur no danger in making the attempt to save him, but will be disgraced for ever if they allow him to perish.

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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.

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Mr Cameron said the Government had counted the Ford Focus as one model when in fact there are 40 different kinds, and only a handful would incur lower charges.

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Individual property owners obviously can incur investment advice fees and the regulation explicitly includes such fees.

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$140,000--Additional cost for the school, should 100 people incur an average amount of expenses battling an identity theft crime

Ouch--data theft

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