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recur

[ ri-kur ]

verb (used without object)

, re·curred, re·cur·ring.
  1. to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
  2. to return to the mind:

    The idea kept recurring.

  3. to come up again for consideration, as a question.
  4. to have recourse.


recur

/ rɪˈkɜː /

verb

  1. to happen again, esp at regular intervals
  2. (of a thought, idea, etc) to come back to the mind
  3. (of a problem, etc) to come up again
  4. maths (of a digit or group of digits) to be repeated an infinite number of times at the end of a decimal fraction


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Derived Forms

  • reˈcurring, adjective
  • reˈcurringly, adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of recur1

1610–20; earlier: to recede < Latin recurrere to run back, equivalent to re- re- + currere to run

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Word History and Origins

Origin of recur1

C15: from Latin recurrere , from re- + currere to run

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Example Sentences

Stephen Fry will recur as British Prime Minister Alastair Davies.

But he had undergone a major arm operation last season—the sort that, it is feared, could recur with overexertion.

“A psychotic episode could recur if he were released back into the community,” said the psychologist, Douglas Coggins.

Such situations will likely recur throughout much of the country in the general-election campaign.

As I lay down my pen, some words which I used in my opening chapter recur to my mind.

It was one of those rare nights which constantly recur to one's remembrance in after days.

A short poem, also called triolet, in which the first line or lines recur in the middle and at the end of the piece.

The condition is probably of neurotic origin and tends to recur.

We shall recur to this work when we reach the date of its completion.

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