recur
verb/rɪˈkɜː(r)/
/rɪˈkɜːr/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they recur | /rɪˈkɜː(r)/ /rɪˈkɜːr/ |
| he / she / it recurs | /rɪˈkɜːz/ /rɪˈkɜːrz/ |
| past simple recurred | /rɪˈkɜːd/ /rɪˈkɜːrd/ |
| past participle recurred | /rɪˈkɜːd/ /rɪˈkɜːrd/ |
| -ing form recurring | /rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ/ /rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ/ |
- to happen again or a number of times
- This theme recurs several times throughout the book.
- a recurring illness/problem/nightmare, etc.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- constantly
- frequently
- repeatedly
- …
- be likely to
- tend to
- throughout
- keep recurring
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘return to’): from Latin recurrere, from re- ‘again, back’ + currere ‘run’.Definitions on the go
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