incumbent

in·cum·bent

 (ĭn-kŭm′bənt)

adj.

1. Imposed as an obligation or duty; obligatory: felt it was incumbent on us all to help.

2. Lying, leaning, or resting on something else: incumbent rock strata.

3. Currently holding a specified office: the incumbent mayor.

n.

A person who holds an office or ecclesiastical benefice: The incumbent was reelected to another term.

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[Middle English, holder of an office, from Medieval Latin incumbēns, incumbent-, from Latin, present participle of incumbere, to lean upon, apply oneself to : in-, on; see in-² + -cumbere, to recline.]

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in·cum′bent·ly adv.

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incumbent

(ɪnˈkʌmbənt)

adj

1. formal (often: postpositive and foll by on or upon and an infinitive) morally binding or necessary; obligatory: it is incumbent on me to attend.

2. (usually: postpositive and foll by on) resting or lying (on)

n

(Ecclesiastical Terms) a person who holds an office, esp a clergyman holding a benefice

[C16: from Latin incumbere to lie upon, devote one's attention to, from in-² + -cumbere, related to Latin cubāre to lie down]

inˈcumbently adv

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in•cum•bent

(ɪnˈkʌm bənt)

adj.

1. currently holding an indicated office: the incumbent president.

2. obligatory: a duty incumbent upon me.

3. resting, lying, or pressing on something.

n.

4. the holder of an office or an ecclesiastical benefice.

[1375–1425; late Middle English (n.) < Latin incumbent-, s. of incumbēns, present participle of incumbere to lie or lean upon]

in•cum′bent•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	incumbent - the official who holds an office officeholder holder - a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport" office-bearer - the person who holds an office functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Adj.	1.	incumbent - lying or leaning on something else; "an incumbent geological formation" geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks superjacent - lying immediately above or on something else
	2.	incumbent - necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding; "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts" necessary - absolutely essential
	3.	incumbent - currently holding an office; "the incumbent governor" current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"

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incumbent

noun

1. holder, keeper, bearer, custodian The previous incumbent led the party for eleven years.

adjective (Formal)

1. obligatory, required, necessary, essential, binding, compulsory, mandatory, imperative It is incumbent upon all of us to make an extra effort.

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Translations

amtierend

curé

beneficiariobeneficiocaricaspetta atitolare

incumbent

[ɪnˈkʌmbənt]

A. ADJ (frm) to be incumbent on sb to do sth → incumbir a algn hacer algo
I felt it incumbent upon me to go → sentí que debía ir

B. N → titular mf, poseedor(a) m/f (de un cargo o dignidad) (Rel) → beneficiado m

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incumbent

[ɪnˈkʌmbənt]

adj
it is incumbent on him to ... → il lui appartient de ...
it is incumbent upon us to ... → il nous appartient de ...

n → titulaire mf

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incumbent

(form)

adj

to be incumbent upon somebody → jdm obliegen (form), → jds Pflicht sein (to do sth etw zu tun)

the incumbent mayor → der amtierende Bürgermeister, die amtierende Bürgermeisterin

n → Amtsinhaber(in) m(f); (Eccl) → Inhaber(in) m(f) → einer Pfarrstelle

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incumbent

[ɪnˈkʌmbənt] (frm)

1. adj it is incumbent on him to do it ... → spetta a lui farlo...

2. n (gen) → titolare m/f (Rel) → beneficiato

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