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incurred

US/ɪnˈkɝd/

incurred is the simple past and past participle of incur.

Meaning of incur

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) 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.)
    Synonyms:
    contract
    1. (transitive) To render (somebody, or oneself) liable or subject to.
      • Near-synonyms: entail, invoke
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To enter or pass into.
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.

Words formed from incurred

Words that rhyme with incurred

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Questions about incurred

What is incurred the simple past and past participle of?
Incurred is the simple past and past participle of incur.
How do you pronounce incurred?
Incurred is pronounced /ɪnˈkɝd/ (US).

Words near incurred in the dictionary

  1. incuriousness
  2. incurment
  3. incurments
  4. incurrable
  5. incurre
  6. incurred
  7. incurrence
  8. incurrences
  9. incurrent
  10. incurrest
  11. incurreth

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