Creative Definition-
Sentence Definition- Someone who is required by obligation to do something, he or she was incumbent upon doing their job.
Original Sentence- “It was incumbent upon us to notify the authorities of his passing.”- Michael Koryta
Meaning of the original word- necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility
Model Sentence:
It was incumbent on them to attend
It is incumbent for parents to control what their children watch on tv or the phone
It was incumbent upon all of them to make a good effort
Common roots, prefixes, suffixes:
Prefix- incu
Root- lying or leaning on
Suffix- bent
Other forms of the word-
Incumbently
Anti Incumbent
Nonincumbent
Etymology:
-Language of origin- Latin
-Incumbent comes from the Latin word incumbens which means "lying in" or "leaning on," but came to mean "holding a position." It was first used in English for someone holding a church office, and then someone holding any office.