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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•cum•bent /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/USA pronunciation adj. - Governmentcurrently holding an office:the incumbent president.
- obligatory:[be + ~ + upon/on]a duty that was incumbent upon me.
n. [countable] - Governmentthe holder of an office:Incumbents have advantages at election time.
in•cum•bent•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•cum•bent (in kum′bənt),USA pronunciation adj. - Governmentholding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently:the incumbent officers of the club.
- obligatory (often fol. by on or upon):a duty incumbent upon me.
- [Archaic.]resting, lying, leaning, or pressing on something:incumbent upon the cool grass.
n. - Governmentthe holder of an office:The incumbent was challenged by a fusion candidate.
- [Brit.]a person who holds an ecclesiastical benefice.
- Latin incumbent- (stem of incumbēns present participle of incumbere to lie or lean upon, equivalent. to in- in-2 + cumb- (nasalized variant of cub- sit, lie; see incubus) + -ent- -ent
- late Middle English (noun, nominal) 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: incumbent /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ adj - formal
often postpositive and followed by on or upon and an infinitive: morally binding or necessary; obligatory: it is incumbent on me to attend - usually postpositive and followed by on: resting or lying (on)
n - a person who holds an office, esp a clergyman holding a benefice
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin incumbere to lie upon, devote one's attention to, from in-² + -cumbere, related to Latin cubāre to lie down |