In English, the one who incurs, or “runs into,” is most often a person and the thing incurred is usually some self-inflicted negative consequence (such as a debt or somebody’s foul temper).

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.

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INCURRED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of incur formal 2. past simple and past participle of incur…. Learn more.

INCUR definition: 1. to experience something, usually something unpleasant, as a result of actions you have taken…. Learn more.

To incur is to get or receive — and usually it's something you brought upon yourself. If you don't pay your credit card bills on time, you'll likely incur lots of fees and some serious debt.

Synonyms for INCURRED: contracted, caught, pursued, sought, accepted, welcomed, courted, embraced; Antonyms of INCURRED: avoided, escaped, evaded, shook, shunned, eluded, eschewed, dodged

Definition of incur verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. incur something if you incur something unpleasant, you are in a situation in which you have to deal with it. She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his …

If you incur something unpleasant, it happens to you because of something you have done. The government had also incurred huge debts. [VERB noun] She falls in love and incurs the wrath …

Simple past tense and past participle of incur. The debt was incurred before I took over. The state incurred in this connection a liability of some 1/22o,ooo,000, of which about 1/2I6,00o,000 …