{
    "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’."
}