incumbent

in·cum·bent  (n-kmbnt)

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 incumbns, 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·cumbent·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

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

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

incumbently  adv

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

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

adjective (Formal)

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

Translations

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

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

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

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