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incur

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in·cur  (n-kûr)
tr.v. in·curred, in·cur·ring, in·curs
1. To acquire or come into (something usually undesirable); sustain: incurred substantial losses during the stock market crash.
2. To become liable or subject to as a result of one's actions; bring upon oneself: incur the anger of a friend.

[Middle English incurren, from Old French encorir, from Latin incurrere, to run upon : in-, on; see in-2 + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

incur [ɪnˈkɜː]
vb -curs, -curring, -curred (tr)
1. to make oneself subject to (something undesirable); bring upon oneself
2. to run into or encounter
[from Latin incurrere to run into, from currere to run]
incurrable  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.incur - make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
subject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"
run - be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk"
2.incur - receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
take - ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

incur
verb sustain, experience, suffer, gain, earn, collect, meet with, provoke, run up, induce, arouse, expose yourself to, lay yourself open to, bring upon yourself The government has also incurred huge debts.
Translations
incur [ɪnˈkɜːʳ] VT [+ debt, obligation] → contraer; [+ expense, charges] → incurrir en; [+ loss] → sufrir; [+ anger] → provocar
I wouldn't wish to incur his wrathno me gustaría provocar su ira
I did not wish to incur his disapprovalno deseaba hacer que se pusiera en desacuerdo

incur [ɪnˈkɜːr] vt
[+ expenses] → encourir; [+ debt] → contracter
[+ anger, risk] → s'exposer à
[+ loss] → subir

incur
vt
anger, injury, displeasuresich (dat)zuziehen, auf sich (acc)ziehen; penaltybelegt werden mit; riskeingehen, laufen; to incur the wrath of somebodyjds Zorn auf sich (acc)ziehen
(Fin) losserleiden; debts, expensesmachen; costshaben; other expenses incurredweitere Auslagen or Ausgaben pl

incur [ɪnˈkɜːʳ] vt (debt, obligation) → contrarre; (expenses) → andare incontro a; (loss) → subire; (anger) → attirarsi; (risk) → esporsi a
incur [ɪnˈkɜːʳ] vt (debt, obligation) → contrarre; (expenses) → andare incontro a; (loss) → subire; (anger) → attirarsi; (risk) → esporsi a

incur
v incur [inˈkəː]
1 to bring (something unpleasant) on oneself to incur someone's displeasure. blootstel aan يَجْلِبُ على نَفْسِه излагам způsobit (si) udsætte sig for; pådrage sig sich zuziehen επισύρω incurrir en, provocar (endale) kaela tõmbama موجب شدن joutua (s')attirer לְהָבִיא עַל עַצמוֹ अपने ऊपर लेना navući se na magára von membangkitkan kalla yfir sig attirarsi, incorrere in 招く (좋지 않은 결과를) 초래하다 užsitraukti iedzīvoties; iekļūt (nepatikšanās u.tml.) menyebabkan zich op de hals halen pådra seg, utsette seg for ściągnąć na siebie cair em a(-şi) atrage навлекать на себя spôsobiť (si) nakopati si navući na sebe ådra (åsamka) sig, utsätta sig för ประสบกับสิ่งที่ไม่ดี uğramak, hedef olmak 招致 викликати اپنے سر لینا gánh chịu
2 to become liable to pay (a debt) to incur enormous debts. op die hals haal يَجُر على نفسه الدُّيون влизам в дълг upadnout do pådrage sig auf sich laden επιβαρύνομαι (π.χ. με έξοδα) contraer võlgadesse sattuma متحمل شدن joutua maksuvelvolliseksi contracter לִשקוֹע בְּחוֹב अपने ऊपर (हानि आदि) लेना izložiti se trošku adósságba veri magát membuat hutang stofna til contrarre 負う (손해 등을) 입다 įsiskolinti iekļūt (parādos); ciest (zaudējumus) menanggung oplopen pådra seg/stifte gjeld zaciągnąć contrair a contracta быть ответственным за (долги) spôsobiť, narobiť (dlhy) nakopati si izložiti se sätta sig i [] ประสบกับสิ่งที่ไม่ดี borçlanmak 欠(債) зазнавати قرض اپنے ذمے لینا mắc nợ


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why should you thus, of your own accord, incur destruction and trust yourself in the house of your enemy?
They are still mine for six weeks to come, and Mercy was unwilling to let me incur the expense of taking her to a hotel.
But as the priceless treasure too frequently hides at the bottom of a well, it needs some courage to dive for it, especially as he that does so will be likely to incur more scorn and obloquy for the mud and water into which he has ventured to plunge, than thanks for the jewel he procures; as, in like manner, she who undertakes the cleansing of a careless bachelor's apartment will be liable to more abuse for the dust she raises than commendation for the clearance she effects.
 
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