English verb: incur | |||
1. | incur (stative) make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to | ||
Samples | People who smoke incur a great danger to their health. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | subject | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | run | ||
2. | incur (change) receive a specified treatment (abstract) | ||
Samples | These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation. His movie received a good review. I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions. | ||
Synonyms | find, get, obtain, receive | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | take | ||
Verb group | acquire, get | ||