Recur Definition

rĭ-kûr
recurred, recurring, recurs
verb
recurred, recurring, recurs
To return, as in thought, talk, or memory.
Recurring to an earlier question.
Webster's New World
To have recourse (to)
Webster's New World
To occur again, as in talk or memory; come up again for consideration.
Webster's New World
To happen or occur again, esp. after some lapse of time; appear at intervals.
Webster's New World
(intransitive) To happen again.
The theme of the prodigal son recurs later in the third act.
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Origin of Recur

  • Latin recurrere re- re- currere to run kers- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin recurro (“run back")

    From Wiktionary

Recur Sentence Examples

  • Also the variations recur with perfect regularity.

  • The headache lasts from 15 minutes to four hours and may recur several times in a day.

  • However, allergic conjunctivitis will likely recur if the individual again comes into contact with the particular allergen.

  • Again, all accounts of diphtheria show a tendency on the part of the disease to recur in the same districts year after year.

  • Floor slabs may be regarded as wide and shallow beams, and the remarks made about the stresses in the one apply to the other also; accordingly, the various devices which are used for strengthening beams recur in the slabs.

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