Incur - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪnˈkɜːr|  American pronunciation of the word incur
Brit.  |ɪnˈkɜː|  British pronunciation of the word incur

verb

- make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
People who smoke incur a great danger to their health
- receive a specified treatment (abstract) (syn: find, get, obtain, receive)

Extra examples

What did he do to incur such wrath?

If the council loses the appeal, it will incur all the legal costs.

She wondered what she'd done to incur his displeasure this time.

People who smoke incur a great danger to their health

The hire of a car and other equipment will of course incur a supplementary charge.

Submitting students to the rigors of learning seemed only to incur the wrath of many of them ...

To be too good-looking is sometimes to incur the dislike, if not the hatred, of the ordinary-looking.

You may incur some incidental expenses on the trip.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: incur
he/she/it: incurs
present participle: incurring
past tense: incurred
past participle: incurred
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