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.
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
First Known Use: circa 1512
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.
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: to occur again after an interval a disease likely to recur
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