incur
/ɪnˈkɝ/ verb B2- To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to. · Near-synonym: contract (debts, etc.)· Cruelty incurs calamity.
- To render (somebody, or oneself) liable or subject to. · Near-synonyms: entail, invoke
He/she/it incurs · Past incurred · Past participle incurred · -ing form incurring
Verb forms
- Base form
- incur
- He/she/it
- incurs
- Past
- incurred
- Past participle
- incurred
- -ing form
- incurring
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
From the library
why should you thus, of your own accord, incur destruction and trust yourself in the house of your enemy?” The Stag replied: “Only allow me, friend, to stay where I am, and I will undertake to find some favourable opportunity of effecting my escape.” At the approach of the evening the herdsman came to feed his cattle, but did not see the Stag; and even the farm-bailiff with several laborers passed through the shed and failed to notice him.
But you, an ill-favoured and contemptible insect who delights in sucking human blood, I wish that I could have killed you even if I had incurred a heavier penalty.”
The good Steiler assured me in a postscript that he would himself look upon my compliance as a very great favour, since the lady absolutely refused to see a Swiss physician, and he could not but feel that he was incurring a great responsibility.
If I fail I shall, of course, incur all the blame due to this omission; but that I am prepared for.
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