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recur

verb

Simple meaning

Situation, etc.: to appear or happen again.

Pronunciation

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rihkur

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɹɪˈkɝ

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Word Review

Definition

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verb

  1. Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.

  2. medicine

    Of a disease or symptom: to happen again, especially repeatedly or after a remission or an apparent recovery.

  3. Of a memory, thought, etc.: to come to the mind again.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C2 · Proficient
Frequency
Rare
Typical Use
Primarily written

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.

Used this way, recur is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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recur afterrecur frequentlyconstantly recur

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Word Family

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Compound terms

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  • recurring decimalnounCompound term

    A decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely.

Related words

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  • recurrent fevernounRelated term

    Marked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite of infected lice or ticks.

  • recurrent eventnounRelated term

    An event that recurs at intervals.

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Synonyms

Sense: of an event or situation or etc

repeat

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