Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Käännös
Adjektiivit
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Substantiivit
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Määritelmät

Adjektiivi

  1. Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.
  2. (botany) Of an anther: lying on the inner side of the filament; also, of a cotyledon: having its back lying against the radicle.
  3. (zoology) 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.
  4. Being the current holder of an office or a title; specifically (Christianity, obsolete), of an ecclesiastical benefice.
  5. Oppressive, pressuring.
  6. Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.
  7. (poetic) Hanging or leaning over.
  8. (obsolete) Putting much effort into an activity or some work.
  9. (obsolete) Weighing on one's mind.

Substantiivi

  1. The current holder of an office or title; (specifically, Christianity) the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.
  2. (business) A holder of a position as supplier to a market or market segment that allows the holder to earn above-normal profits.

Esimerkit

  • Proper behavior is incumbent on all holders of positions of trust.
  • All men, truly zealous, will perform those good works that are incumbent on all Christians.
  • two incumbent figures, gracefully leaning upon it
  • to move the incumbent load they try
  • the incumbent toe of a bird
  • If the incumbent senator dies, he is replaced by a person appointed by the governor.
  • Mr Obama’s problems were partly structural. An incumbent must defend the realities and compromises of government, while a challenger is freer to promise the earth, details to follow. Mr Obama’s odd solution was to play both incumbent and challenger, jumping from a defence of his record to indignation at such ills as over-crowded classrooms and tax breaks for big oil companies.
  • American capitalism is becoming like its European cousin: established firms with the scale and scope to deal with a growing thicket of regulations are doing well, but new companies are withering on the vine or selling themselves to incumbents.
  • It is incumbent on you all to work hard and to succeed.
  • The incumbent officeholder has advantages due to his or her position of power.
  • The incumbent always has an avantage in an election.

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkoincumbents
Komparatiivimore incumbent
Superlatiivimost incumbent

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