RECURRED
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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.
Origin:
1610–20; earlier: to recede < Latin recurrere to run back, equivalent to re- re- + currere to run
1610–20; earlier: to recede < Latin recurrere to run back, equivalent to re- re- + currere to run
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| —vb , -curs, -curring, -curred | |
| 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 |
| [C15: from Latin recurrere, from | |
| re'curring | |
| —adj | |
| re'curringly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
recur
mid-15c., from L. recurrere "to return, come back," from re- "back, again" + currere "to run" (see current). Originally of persons; application to thoughts, ideas, etc. is recorded from 1704.
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Medical Dictionary
recur re·cur (rĭ-kûr')
v. re·curred, re·cur·ring, re·curs
To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly.
To return to one's attention or memory.
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Example sentences
But three weeks after she began taking the anti-rejection drugs, the infection recurred.
Treatment options depend on where the cancer has recurred.
In the fall came worse news: her cancer had recurred and spread, and doctors said she might have only months to live.
Stem cell transplantation may be recommended for patients whose cancer has recurred.
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