recur

re·cur

verb \ri-ˈkər\

re·curredre·cur·ring

Definition of RECUR

intransitive verb

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