C2adjective · rare

incumbent

in·cumb·ent

incumbent · more incumbent · most incumbent

действующий, возложенный

liegend, Pflicht-, ruhend, obligatorisch

Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something…Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.

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UK/ɪnˈkʌmb(ə)nt/US/ɪnˈkʌmbənt/

» Upon whom are these decisions incumbent?

Wem obliegen hier die Entscheidungen?

Meaning

9 senses

Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.
lying or leaning on something else
Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.
Of an anther: lying on the inner side of the filament; also, of a cotyledon: having its back lying against the radicle.
abstützend, aufliegend, liegend
Of a body part such as a hair, spine, or wing: bent downwards or otherwise positioned so that it, or part of it, rests on or touches something else; specifically (ornithology), of the hind toe of a bird: fully resting on a support.
the incumbent toe of a bird
(figuratively)Being the current holder of an office or a title; specifically (Christianity, obsolete), of an ecclesiastical benefice.
If the incumbent senator dies, he is replaced by a person appointed by the governor.
amtierend
де́йствующийdéjstvujuščij
(figuratively)Oppressive, pressuring.
(figuratively)Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.
Proper behaviour is incumbent on all holders of positions of trust.
obliegend, obligatorisch, Pflicht-
возло́женныйvozlóžennyj
(figuratively, poetic)Hanging or leaning over.
(figuratively, obsolete)Putting much effort into an activity or some work.
(figuratively, obsolete)Weighing on one's mind.

Examples

11 sentences

Upon whom are these decisions incumbent?
deWem obliegen hier die Entscheidungen?
CC BY · Tatoeba · Dejo · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The incumbent is ahead in the polls.
deDer Amtsinhaber hat in den Umfragen die Nase vorn.
CC BY · Tatoeba · sundown · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
It is incumbent on you to do so.
CC BY · Tatoeba · mamat · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
It is incumbent on us to support him.
deEs obliegt uns, ihn zu unterstützen.
CC BY · Tatoeba · sundown · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The press always has something on the incumbent.
CC BY · Tatoeba · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

being the current holder of an office or a title:

imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one’s office or position:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else:

being the current holder of an office or a title:

imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one’s office or position:

Origin

From Latin incumbentem + English -ent (suffix denoting the causing, doing, or promoting of

From Latin incumbentem + English -ent (suffix denoting the causing, doing, or promoting of an action). Incumbentem is the accusative singular of incumbēns (“reclining”), the present active participle of incumbō (“to lay upon, to lean or recline on; to fall upon, to press down on”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘against; into; on, upon’) + *cumbō (“to lie down, recline”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb-).

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