intransitive verb recurred -·curred′, recurring -·cur′·ring

1. to have recourse (to)
2. to return, as in thought, talk, or memory recurring to an earlier question
3. to occur again, as in talk or memory; come up again for consideration
4. to happen or occur again, esp. after some lapse of time; appear at intervals

Etymology: L recurrere < re-, back + currere, to run: see course