recur

re·cur

intransitive verb \ri-ˈkər\

re·curredre·cur·ring

Definition of RECUR

1

: to have recourse : resort

2

: to go back in thought or discourse <on recurring to my letters of that date — Thomas Jefferson>

3

a : to come up again for consideration

b : to come again to mind

4

: to occur again after an interval : occur time after time <the cancer recurred>

— re·cur·rence \-ˈkər-ən(t)s, -ˈkə-rən(t)s\ noun

Examples of RECUR

1. There is only a slight chance that the disease will recur.
2. The same problem keeps recurring.

Origin of RECUR

Middle English recurren to return, from Latin recurrere, literally, to run back, from re- + currere to run — more at car

First Known Use: 1529

Rhymes with RECUR

as per, astir, auteur, aver, bestir, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, chauffeur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, douceur, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, hauteur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, inter, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, occur, Pasteur, poseur, prefer, refer, sandbur, sandspur, seigneur, transfer, voyeur, white fir

re·cur

intransitive verb \ri-ˈkər\   (Medical Dictionary)

re·curredre·cur·ring

Medical Definition of RECUR

: to occur again after an interval <a disease likely to recur>