English Explanatory Dictionary

incur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
  2. To render (somebody, or oneself) liable or subject to.
  3. To enter or pass into.
  4. To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈkɜː/ /ɪnˈkɝ/ en-us-incur.ogg en-au-incur.ogg

Word forms

incur incurs incurring incurred encur

Etymology

From Middle English incurren, from Anglo-Norman encurir, Middle French encourir, from Old French encorre, from Latin incurrere.

Synonyms

contract occasion entail invoke

Related words

incurrence incursion incursive

Derived words

incurrable nonincurred reincur

Translations

Arabic: كَبَّدَ Bulgarian: навличам си Catalan: incórrer Danish: udsætte sig for Danish: pådrage sig Dutch: zich blootstellen aan Finnish: aiheuttaa Finnish: saattaa itsensä alttiiksi French: s'exposer à French: encourir French: s'attirer French: subir German: zufügen German: sich aussetzen (etwas) German: sich zuziehen (etwas) German: sich einhandeln (etwas) German: (etwas) auf sich nehmen German: (Missfallen) erregen Italian: incorrere Italian: esporsi Lithuanian: pakliūti Norwegian: pådra seg Occitan: encòrrer Occitan: encorrir Russian: подвергну́ть Russian: подверга́ть Spanish: incurrir en Spanish: incidir en Swedish: utsätta sig för Swedish: ådra sig
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