recur
verb
re·cur
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recurred;
recurring
Definition of recur
1
: to have recourse : resort
2
: to go back in thought or discourse
on recurring to my letters of that date— Thomas Jefferson
3a
: to come up again for consideration
b
: to come again to mind
4
: to occur again after an interval : occur time after time
the cancer recurred
Examples of recur in a Sentence
There is only a slight chance that the disease will recur.
The same problem keeps recurring.
Recent Examples on the Web
The striking opening shot shows a city street at night with a suspended traffic light in flames, and fire is at the heart of the family's troubles as well as a recurring visual motif in the film. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Ema': Film Review | Venice 2019," 31 Aug. 2019 Vignettes about making art of all kinds suffuse tracks bound by recurring phrases and place names. — Judy Berman, Time, "Review: Norman F---ing Rockwell! Is Lana Del Rey's Darkest—And Greatest—Album Yet," 30 Aug. 2019 Ernest Hemingway’s novella The Old Man and the Sea is haunted by a recurring motif of lions running across an African beach. — Joe Fassler, The Atlantic, "The Hemingway Scene That Shows How Humanity Works," 30 Aug. 2019 Maybe the Ravens’ most impressive rookie quarterback in preseason history, Kyle Boller (86.4 rating), is remembered for his recurring regular-season flops. — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "With potentially record-breaking preseason, QB Trace McSorley has ‘earned the right’ to be in Ravens’ plans," 28 Aug. 2019 Mindy Dotson, a single mother in Utah, started going to Planned Parenthood as doctors' bills for treating recurring yeast infections mounted. — David Crary, Fortune, "Planned Parenthood Seeks Cash After Bailing From Title X Program," 22 Aug. 2019 Misty Dotson, a single mother in Utah, started going to Planned Parenthood as doctors’ bills for treating recurring yeast infections mounted. — David Crary, The Denver Post, "Planned Parenthood seeks cash after bailing from Title X program," 22 Aug. 2019 According to reports citing people familiar with Gordon’s situation, his problems run deeper than a recurring weed habit. — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Patriots' Josh Gordon needs to make the most of his latest chance," 16 Aug. 2019 This is our recurring narrative now: A man is violent toward the women around him, faces few if any consequences, and then goes on being violent and escalating his behavior until multiple people die. — Constance Grady, Vox, "The Dayton, Ohio, shooter reportedly kept a “rape list” of potential victims," 5 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'recur.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for recur
recur
verb
English Language Learners Definition of recur
: to happen or appear again : to occur again
See the full definition for recur in the English Language Learners Dictionary
recur
verb
re·cur
| \ ri-ˈkər
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recurred;
recurring
Kids Definition of recur
: to occur or appear again
The fever recurred.
recur
intransitive verb
re·cur
| \ ri-ˈkər
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recurred;
recurring
Medical Definition of recur
: to occur again after an interval
a disease likely to recur
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