recur
/ɹɪˈkɜɹ/ verb C1- Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly. · The theme of the prodigal son recurs later in the third act.
- Of a disease or symptom: to happen again, especially repeatedly or after a remission or an apparent recovery.
- Of a memory, thought, etc.: to come to the mind again.
- To speak, think, or write about something again; to go back or return to a memory, a subject, etc.
- Synonym of recurse (“to execute a procedure recursively”).
- Often in the form recurring following a number: of a numeral or group of numerals in a decimal fraction: to repeat indefinitely. · One-third can be written in decimal form as 0.3333 …, or point three-recurring.
Plural recur · He/she/it recurs · Past recurred · Past participle recurred · -ing form recurring
Verb forms
- Base form
- recur
- He/she/it
- recurs
- Past
- recurred
- Past participle
- recurred
- -ing form
- recurring
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
From the library
The recurring words, “water pressure” and “pressure to the square inch” suggested some possible relation to a submarine.
Amazed at the alteration of his manner since they last parted, every sentence that he uttered was increasing her embarrassment; and every idea of the impropriety of her being found there recurring to her mind, the few minutes in which they continued together were some of the most uncomfortable of her life.
Again and again he recurred to the fact that if he could be assured that society was freed from Professor Moriarty he would cheerfully bring his own career to a conclusion.
Now that this treasure, which had so long been the object of the abbé’s meditations, could insure the future happiness of him whom Faria really loved as a son, it had doubled its value in his eyes, and every day he expatiated on the amount, explaining to Dantès all the good which, with thirteen or fourteen millions of francs, a man could do in these days to his friends; and then Dantès’ countenance became gloomy, for the oath of vengeance he had taken recurred to his memory, and he reflected how much ill, in these times, a man with thirteen or fourteen millions could do to his enemies.
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