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incurs

incurs is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about incurs

What is incurs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Incurs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of incur.

Words near incurs in the dictionary

  1. incurrences
  2. incurrent
  3. incurrest
  4. incurreth
  5. incurring
  6. incurs
  7. incursion
  8. incursional
  9. incursionary
  10. incursionist
  11. incursionists

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