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recur
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re·cur  (r-kûr)
intr.v. re·curred, re·cur·ring, re·curs
1. To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly.
2. To return to one's attention or memory.
3. To return in thought or discourse.
4. To have recourse: recur to the use of force.

[Latin recurrere : re-, re- + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

re·currence n.

recur
Verb
[-curring, -curred]
1. to happen or occur again
2. (of a thought or feeling) to come back to the mind [Latin re- again + currere to run]
recurrence n
recurrent adj
recurring adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.recur - happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"
hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
iterate - run or be performed again; "the function iterates"
cycle - recur in repeating sequences
2.recur - return in thought or speech to something
hark back, recall, come back, return - go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"
3.recur - have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

recur
verb happen again, return, come back, repeat, persist, revert, reappear, come and go, come again
Translations
Spanish recur [rɪˈkəːʳ] virepetirse; [pain, illness] → producirse de nuevo
French recur [rɪˈkəːʳ] vise reproduire; [idea, opportunity] → se retrouver; [symptoms] → réapparaître
German recur [rɪˈkəːʳ] vi (error, event) → sich wiederholen;
(pain etc) → wiederholt auftreten

Italian recur [rɪˈkəːʳ] viriaccadere; [idea, opportunity] → riapparire; [symptoms] → ripresentarsi

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