verb

recur

Recur (verb) means of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.

verb

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

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.

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin recurrō (“to hurry or run back; to return, revert”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘back, backwards’) + currō (“to hasten, hurry; to move, travel; to run”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”)). cognates * Anglo-Norman recurre, recorre (“to have recourse to”) * Catalan recórrer * Italian ricorrer * Old French recourir (Middle French recourir; modern French recourir (“to have recourse to; to run again; to run back”)) * Old Occitan recorre * Portuguese recorrer * Spanish recorrer

Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of recur?

"recur" (verb) means of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.

What are the different meanings of recur?

"recur" has 3 main meanings: 1. Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly; 2. 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.