First Known Use: circa 1512
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recur
verb re·cur \ri-ˈkər\
: to happen or appear again : to occur again
re·curredre·cur·ring
Full 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
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Origin of RECUR
Middle English recurren to return, from Latin recurrere, literally, to run back, from re- + currere to run — more at car
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
RECURRENCE Defined for Kids
recur
verb re·cur \ri-ˈkər\
re·curredre·cur·ring
Definition of RECUR for Kids
: to occur or appear again <The fever recurred.>
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recur
intransitive verb re·cur \ri-ˈkər\
re·curredre·cur·ring
Medical Definition of RECUR
: to occur again after an interval <a disease likely to recur>
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