- incumbent on/upon
- necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.
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incumbent on/upon
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incumbent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (incumbent on/upon) necessary for (someone) as a duty. 2) currently holding office. ► NOUN ▪ the holder of an office or post. ORIGIN Latin incumbens, from incumbere lie or lean on … English terms dictionary
incumbent — adj. (cannot stand alone) incumbent on, upon + to + inf. (it s incumbent on you to warn them) * * * [ɪn kʌmbənt] upon + to + inf. (it s incumbent on you to warn them) (cannot stand alone) incumbent on … Combinatory dictionary
incumbent — I UK [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms incumbent : singular incumbent plural incumbents formal someone who has an official position the campaign to re elect the incumbent II UK [ɪnˈkʌmbənt] / US adjective formal holding an official… … English dictionary
incumbent — in|cum|bent1 [ ın kʌmbənt ] noun count FORMAL someone who has an official position: the campaign to re elect the incumbent incumbent in|cum|bent 2 [ ın kʌmbənt ] adjective FORMAL holding an official position at the present time: the incumbent… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
incumbent — [ɪn kʌmb(ə)nt] adjective 1》 (incumbent on/upon) necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility. 2》 (of an official or regime) currently holding office. noun the holder of an office or post. ↘Christian Church the holder of an ecclesiastical… … English new terms dictionary
Incumbent — In*cum bent, a. [L. incumbens, entis, p. pr. of incumbere to lie down upon, press upon; pref. in in, on + cumbere (in comp.); akin to cubare to lie down. See {Incubate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incumbent — [in kum′bənt] adj. [L incumbens, prp. of incumbere, to recline or rest on < in , on + cubare, to lie down: see CUBE1] 1. lying, resting, or pressing with its weight on something else 2. currently in office n. the holder of an office or… … English World dictionary
incumbent upon — index compulsory, essential (required) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
incumbent — incumbently, adv. /in kum beuhnt/, adj. 1. holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club. 2. obligatory (often fol. by on or upon): a duty incumbent upon me. 3. Archaic. resting, lying, leaning,… … Universalium
incumbent — in|cum|bent1 [ınˈkʌmbənt] n formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of incumbere to lie down on ] someone who has been elected to an official position, especially in politics, and who is doing that job at the present time ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
