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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 [rɪˈkɜː]
vb -curs, -curring, -curred (intr)
1. to happen again, esp at regular intervals
2. (of a thought, idea, etc.) to come back to the mind
3. (of a problem, etc.) to come up again
4. (Mathematics) Maths (of a digit or group of digits) to be repeated an infinite number of times at the end of a decimal fraction
[from Latin recurrere, from re- + currere to run]
recurring  adj
recurringly  adv
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 a theme that was to recur frequently in his work
Translations
recur [rɪˈkɜːʳ] VI (= happen again) [pain, illness] → producirse de nuevo; [event, mistake, theme] → repetirse; [difficulty, opportunity] → volver a presentarse
the idea recurs constantly in his workla idea se repite constantemente en su obra

recur [rɪˈkɜːr] vi [problem, illness, injury, symptoms] → réapparaître; [event, natural disaster] → se reproduire; [pattern] → se répéter; [theme, idea] → revenir

recur
vi
(= happen again)wiederkehren; (error, event)sich wiederholen, wieder passieren; (opportunity)sich wieder bieten, sich noch einmal bieten; (problem, symptoms)wiederkehren, wieder auftreten; (idea, theme)wiederauftauchen; (dream)wiederkehren
(Math) → sich periodisch wiederholen ? recurring
(= come to mind again)wieder einfallen (to sb jdm); (thought, idea)wieder kommen (to sb jdm)

recur [rɪˈkɜːʳ] vi (pain, event, mistake) → ripetersi; (idea, theme) → ricorrere, riapparire; (difficulty, opportunity, symptoms) → ripresentarsi, ripetersi

recur
v recur [riˈkəː]
to happen again; to come back again This problem keeps recurring. herhaal, terugkeer يَتَكَرَّر повтарям vracet se gentage sig; vende tilbage wiederkehren επανεμφανίζομαι, επανέρχομαι repetirse korduma تکرار شدن؛ دوباره روی دادن toistua se reproduire לְהִישָׁנוֹת फिर आना vraćati se visszatér kambuh endurtaka sig ripresentarsi, ripetersi くり返される 재발하다 vėl pasitaikyti/iškilti, pasikartoti atkārtoties berulang terugkomen vende tilbake, gjenta seg, igjen powtarzać się repetir-se a se repeta повторяться;возвращаться vracať sa ponoviti se ponoviti se återkomma เกิดขึ้นอีก tekrarlamak 再次發生,復發 повторюватися, знову траплятися دوبارہ ہونا tái diễn
n reˈcurrence [-ˈka-, (American ) -ˈkə:-]
He has had several recurrences of his illness. herhaling تَكْرار، مُعاوَدَة المَرَض повтаряне nový výskyt tilbagefald die Wiederkehr επανεμφάνιση recurrencia kordumine عود؛ بازگشت uusiutuminen récurrence הִישָנוּת फिराव povratak, ponovno izbijanje visszaesés kekambuhan endurtekning ricaduta 再発 재발 pasikartojimas atkārtošanās; recidīvs proses berulang herhaling tilbakevending/-fall, gjentaking nawrót repetição recidivă, revenire повторение; возврат nový výskyt ponovitev ponavljanje återkommande, återkomst, upprepning การเกิดขึ้นอีก tekrarlama 復發 повторення; рецидив بار بار ہونے کا عمل sự tái diễn
adj reˈcurrent [-ˈka-, (American ) -ˈkə:-]
happening often or regularly a recurrent nightmare. herhaaldelik مُتَكَرِّر، مُعاوِد повтарящ се opakovaný tilbagevendende wiederkehrend επαναλαμβανόμενος recurrente korduv تکراری toistuva récurrent חוֹזֵר וְנִשנָה दौरा करने वाला koji se vraća, povratni visszatérő, ismétlődő sering terulang ítrekaður ricorrente くり返す 재발하는 pasikartojantis atkārtots selalu steeds terugkerend tilbakevendende, periodisk powtarzający się repetido recurent, care se repetă повторяющийся opakovaný ponavljajoč se koji se ponavlja [] återkommande ซึ่งกลับมาอีก tekrarlayan 經常發生的,定期出現的 періодичний; рецидивний مکررالوقوع có tính chất tái diễn


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