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Recur (verb) means If an event or situation happens again, often more than once.

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If an event or situation happens again, often more than once.

"Would she ever wake out of her dark, warm coma? She shuddered, and hoped not. Mrs Tuke would say atavism. Atavism! The word recurred curiously." — David Herbert Lawrence, The Wedded Wife (1920)

"Finally the question recurred, but flung now like a challenging gauntlet in the lists: Why not order today?" — William Somerset Maugham (1915)

"The theme of the prodigal son recurs later in the third act."

If an illness or its symptoms come back, especially after seeming to have gone away.

If a memory or thought returns to someone's mind.

To go back to a particular topic or memory in speech, thought or writing.

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

This is a learned borrowing from Latin recurrō ("to hurry or run back; to return, revert"), itself made up of re- (a prefix meaning 'back, backwards') and currō ("to hasten, hurry; to move, travel; to run"), which ultimately goes back to the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱers- ("to run"). Related forms appear in other languages too: Anglo-Norman recurre, recorre ("to have recourse to"), Catalan recórrer, Italian ricorrer, Old French recourir (Middle French recourir; modern French recourir, meaning "to have recourse to; to run again; to run back"), Old Occitan recorre, Portuguese recorrer and Spanish recorrer.

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resort repeat

Antonyms

digress

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of recur?

"recur" (verb) means if an event or situation happens again, often more than once.

What is another word for recur?

Other words for "recur" include resort, repeat.

What is the opposite of recur?

The opposite of "recur" is digress.

What are the different meanings of recur?

"recur" has 3 main meanings: 1. If an event or situation happens again, often more than once; 2. If an illness or its symptoms come back, especially after seeming to have gone away; 3. If a memory or thought returns to someone's mind.

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