encourir
/ɑ̃.ku.ʁiʁ/ verb C1- to incur (to expose oneself to something inconvenient)
- to run [the risk], to bring upon (something unfavourable) · encourir le risque d'être rattrapé run the risk of being caught
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- encourir
- Present participle
- encourant
- Past participle
- encouru
- Present (je)
- encours
- Future (je)
- encourrai
- Passé composé (je)
- ai encouru
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
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