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{
"term": "incur",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "incur",
"heSheIt": "incurs"
},
"pastSimple": "incurred",
"pastParticiple": "incurred",
"ingForm": "incurring"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "if you incur something unpleasant, you are in a situation in which you have to deal with it",
"sensetop": "incur something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "if you incur costs, you have to pay them",
"sensetop": "incur something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You risk incurring bank charges if you exceed your overdraft limit."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkɜː(r)/",
"audio": "in/incur/incur__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkɜːz/",
"audio": "in/incur/incurs__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkɜːd/",
"audio": "in/incur/incurred__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkɜːrɪŋ/",
"audio": "in/incur/incurring__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkɜːr/",
"audio": "in/incur/incur__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkɜːrz/",
"audio": "in/incur/incurs__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkɜːrd/",
"audio": "in/incur/incurred__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkɜːrɪŋ/",
"audio": "in/incur/incurring__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin incurrere, from in- ‘towards’ + currere ‘run’."
}