incur UK /ɪnˈkɜː/US /ɪnˈkɝ/ verb4 •To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.Cruelty incurs calamity.I've incurred scorn and odium for my actions. •To render (somebody, or oneself) liable or subject to.The least neglect of duty will incur[...] the penalty of thirty-nine well laid on in the morning. — 1861 •(no longer used) To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger. •(no longer used) To enter or pass into. formsincurred · incurring · incurreth · incurs · incurrest