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re·cur (ri kʉr)

intransitive verb -·curred, -·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

recur Synonyms

recur

v.

return, reappear, crop up again; see happen 2, repeat 2.

recur Usage Examples

Object

  • theme: I feel there is a recurring theme to my tests.
  • motif: No less than nine recurring motifs can be listed.
  • nightmare: One of my recurring nightmares to get on a bus where all the trees have the same expression.
  • decimal: Query: Does anyone know how to do the recurring decimal in Word, where you put the dot over the number?
  • bout: In 1958 he was involved in a street accident in Leiden, which led to recurring bouts of ill health.
  • dream: For instance, a client had recurring dreams about the actor Alan Alder.

Preposition: at

  • interval: However, the drought hazard in Africa can be expected to continue, recurring at unpredictable intervals.

Preposition: throughout

  • book: Themes recur throughout the book ( Corfu; the sky; crescendos of sound; alcohol ).

Noun phrase with adjective complement

  • due: Royston had attempted to solve their constantly recurring expenses due to Sarah Gear's way of life in this fashion.
  • such: The health and safety regulations contain a number of recurring themes such as ' Risk Assessment ' .

Modifying Another Word

  • annually: Our pricing tools enable fast calculation of all set-up fees and annually recurring costs based on any number of locations and the bandwidth required.
  • frequently: Flooding is the major and most frequently recurring natural disaster in Britain.
  • constantly: Regulation of the press is a constantly recurring theme wherever the Commonwealth press gathers.
  • continually: Some people have them recurring continually, but others have just one or two ulcers every year.
  • regularly: The same kind of manipulation of public opinion recurs regularly.
  • commonly: Heavy use is made of design patterns which provide template solutions to commonly recurring software design problems.

Preposition: after

  • treatment: Any symptom of ill-health which persists despite treatment or which recurs after treatment should arouse suspicion of food intolerance.

Used with why or when

  • when: This is because there is a high instance of seizures recurring when drugs are stopped.

Preposition: in

  • future: It is not known whether symptoms will recur in the distant future.
  • patient: Hyperthyroidism may recur in patients previously treated for Graves ' disease.

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