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Meaning of 'incur' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Incur [ v. i.]
- To pass; to enter.
2 . Incur [ v. t.]
- To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self; to encounter; to contract; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure/ penalty, responsibility, etc.
- To render liable or subject to; to occasion.

Meaning of 'incur' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . incur [ v]
Meaning (1):
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
Example in sentence:
  • His movie received a good review;
  • I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions;
  • These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
Meaning (2):
- make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
Example in sentence:
  • People who smoke incur a great danger to their health

Nearby Words:

inc inca incage incaged incagement incaging incalculability incalculable incalescence incalescency

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