Definition of recur
recurred
;recurring
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
3a : to come up again for considerationb : to come again to mind
4 : to occur again after an interval : occur time after time the cancer recurred
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Examples of recur in a Sentence
There is only a slight chance that the disease will recur.
The same problem keeps recurring.
Recent Examples of recur from the Web
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My friend Julie Schott of Elle.com even has a recurring Instagram Story thread called #PoopTalk.
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The most promising new treatment for recurring C. diff infections is fecal microbiota transplantation — infusing beneficial intestinal bacteria into patients to compete with C. diff, according to the study.
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Earnhardt announced his retirement to take place after the 2017 NASCAR season because of recurring injuries and also his off-the-track interests.
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Drivers must bid for a limited number of special permits, as well as pay a slew of taxes and recurring fees that can more than double the cost of car ownership.
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A recurring answer was that people just interpreted the question itself differently.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended imports of fresh beef from Brazil, citing recurring safety concerns.
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Sex abuse in Olympic sports has been a recurring problem for years, most recently with the case of Larry Nassar, the former team physician for USA Gymnastics facing 12 criminal charges of sexual assault of children in Michigan.
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Fake news and ad blocking were other recurring themes throughout the week-long conference.
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Origin and Etymology of recur
Middle English recurren to return, from Latin recurrere, literally, to run back, from re- + currere to run — more at car
RECUR Defined for English Language Learners
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: to happen or appear again : to occur again
RECUR Defined for Kids
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recurred
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: to occur or appear again The fever recurred.
Medical Dictionary
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recurred
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: to occur again after an interval a disease likely to recur
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