Definizione monolingua

incur

incur (third-person singular simple present incurs, present participle incurring, simple past and past participle incurred)

1. To bring upon or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
   • 1891, Henry Graham Dakyns (translator), The works of Xenophon, ""The Hellenica"", Book 5, Chapter 3,

     [T]he master in his wrath may easily incur worse evil himself than he inflicts—[...]

   • 1910, Nicholas Machiavelli, translated by Ninian Hill Thomson, The Prince, Chapter XIX,

     And here it is to be noted that hatred is incurred as well on account of good actions as of bad;

2. (chiefly law) To render somebody liable or subject to.
   • 1861, Francis Colburn Adams, An Outcast, Chapter VII,

     The least neglect of duty will incur[...] the penalty of thirty-nine well laid on in the morning.

3. (obsolete, transitive) To enter or pass into.
4. (obsolete, intransitive) To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.

Definizione dizionario incur

	incorrere
	To expose oneself to something inconvenient

Altri significati:

(obsolete, intransitive) To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.

to expose oneself to something inconvenient

To bring upon or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.

(obsolete, transitive) To enter or pass into.

(chiefly law) To render somebody liable or subject to.

to render liable or subject to; to occasion