Recur

[rɪ'kɜː] or [rɪ'kɝ]

Definition

(verb.) happen or occur again; 'This is a recurring story'.

(verb.) return in thought or speech to something.

Typist: Ora--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to mind.

(v. i.) To occur at a stated interval, or according to some regular rule; as, the fever will recur to-night.

(v. i.) To resort; to have recourse; to go for help.

Typist: Willard

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. [1]. Return, come back, come again, be repeated.[2]. Run in the mind, run in one's head.[3]. Resort, revert, have recourse.

Edited by Hilda

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Return, come_back, be_repeated, run_in_the_mind, revert, resort, have_recourse,[See RETURN]

Typed by Ethan

Definition

v.i. to return resort: to happen at a stated interval:—pr.p. recur′ring; pa.t. and pa.p. recurred′.—ns. Recur′rence Recur′rency return.—adj. Recur′rent returning at intervals: (anat.) running back in the opposite to a former direction: (entom.) turned back toward the base.—adv. Recur′rently.—Recurring decimal a decimal in which after a certain point the digits are continually repeated—repeating if but one recurring figure; circulating if more than one.

Editor: Will