Incur — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to

receive a specified treatment (abstract)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkˈɜːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkˈɜːɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkˈɜːɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkˈɜːɹ/.

Examples

People who smoke incur a great danger to their health
These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
His movie received a good review

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

find receive get obtain

Parts of Speech

verb	make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to “People who smoke incur a great danger to their health”
verb	receive a specified treatment (abstract) “These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation”

Word Forms

incursion	noun	the mistake of incurring liability or blame
incurring	noun	acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable)
incurrence	noun	the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entstehen

sich unterwerfen; auf sich selbst bringen; haftbar gemacht werden

🇫🇷French

encourir

se soumettre à; s'imposer; devenir passible de

🇪🇸Spanish

incurrir en

hacerse sujeto a; buscarse; ser responsable de

🇮🇹Italian

incorrere

assoggettarsi a; portare su di sé; diventare passibile di

🇳🇱Dutch

oplopen

jezelf onderworpen maken aan; jezelf aandoen; aansprakelijk worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

incorrer

sujeitar-se a; trazer sobre si mesmo; tornar-se responsável por

🇷🇺Russian

понести

подчиняться; навлечь на себя; стать обязанным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपने ऊपर लेना

स्वयं को अधीन बनाओ; अपने ऊपर लाना; के प्रति उत्तरदायी बनें

🇧🇩Bengali

বহন করা

নিজেকে অধীন করা; নিজেকে নিয়ে আসা; দায়বদ্ধ হত্তয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்படும்

தன்னை உட்படுத்திக்கொள்ளுங்கள்; தன் மீது கொண்டு; பொறுப்பாக ஆக

🇮🇳Telugu

కలుగుతాయి

తనను తాను లోబడి చేసుకోండి; తనపైకి తీసుకురా; బాధ్యత వహించాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

घेणे

स्वत: ला अधीन करा; स्वत: वर आणणे; ला जबाबदार बनणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભોગવવું

પોતાને આધીન બનાવવું; પોતાની જાત પર લાવો; માટે જવાબદાર બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಂಟುಮಾಡು

ತನ್ನನ್ನು ತಾನು ಒಳಪಡುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ; ತನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ತನ್ನಿ; ಹೊಣೆಗಾರರಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വരുത്തുക

സ്വയം വിധേയമാക്കുക; സ്വയം കൊണ്ടുവരിക; ബാധ്യതയാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੱਲਣਾ

ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਅਧੀਨ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ; ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਲਿਆਓ; ਲਈ ਜਵਾਬਦੇਹ ਬਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

اٹھانا

اپنے آپ کو تابع بنانا؛ خود پر لانا؛ کے ذمہ دار بنیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

招致

让自己服从；自己承担；变得有责任

🇯🇵Japanese

被る

自分自身を以下の対象にします。自分自身にもたらす。～する可能性がある

🇰🇷Korean

입다

자신을 복종시키다; 자초하다; 책임을 지게 된다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gánh chịu

làm cho mình phải tuân theo; mang lại cho chính mình; trở nên có trách nhiệm với

🇹🇭Thai

เกิดขึ้น

ทำตัวให้อยู่ภายใต้; นำมาซึ่งตัวเอง; จะต้องรับผิดชอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendatangkan

menjadikan diri sendiri tunduk pada; menimpa diri sendiri; menjadi bertanggung jawab

🇵🇭Filipino

natamo

ipailalim ang sarili sa; dalhin sa sarili; maging mananagot sa

🇲🇾Malay

ditanggung

menjadikan diri tertakluk kepada; membawa ke atas diri sendiri; menjadi bertanggungjawab kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحمل

جعل نفسه خاضعا ل؛ جلب على نفسه؛ تصبح عرضة ل

🇮🇷Persian

متحمل شدن

خود را تابع بر خود آوردن مسئول شود

🇹🇷Turkish

katlanmak

kendini tabi kılmak; kendine gelmek; sorumlu hale gelmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִיטוֹל עַל עַצמוֹ

להפוך את עצמו כפוף ל; להביא על עצמו; להיות אחראי ל

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The primary meaning of 'incur' is 'make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to'.

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