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
Jim Gildea, Connecticut Commuter Rail Council chairman, said people who have been reaching out to the council today are expressing frustration with the lack of communication from Metro-North, which Gildea said is a recurring problem. — Lydia Gerike, courant.com, "From Grand Central to Fairfield in seven hours: Inside the ‘train ride from hell’," 5 Aug. 2019 In suits and ties, the boys are handsome carbon copies of the season’s recurring ghost, their father, Perry (Alexander Skarsgård), the abuser and rapist who died at the end of Season 1. — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, "The Disappointing, Emmy-Baiting Finale of “Big Little Lies” Season 2," 22 July 2019 Earlier marches have been largely peaceful, but in a recurring pattern, police have clashed with groups of mostly young protesters who try to take over streets or refuse to disperse after the main demonstration is over. — Washington Post, "Hong Kong police seize explosives ahead of weekend protests," 21 July 2019 Goldman Sachs said the banks most at risk from negative rates are ones that have a substantial balance of retail current accounts and a low level of recurring profitability. — Matt Egan, CNN, "How negative interest rates helped turn Deutsche Bank into a disaster," 29 July 2019 Coleman says that caused him to relive the trauma of the experience and he's developed recurring nightmares and panic attacks due to the incident. — David Aaro, Fox News, "Former clubhouse attendant sues Detroit Tigers, ex-pitching coach alleging racial discrimination," 28 July 2019 The issue recurs in different forms, from slavery through Jim Crow to mass incarceration and the all-too-routine police shootings that undermine any simple notion of inexorable progress. — Los Angeles Times, "A new vibrant era in African American playwriting seen in Geraldine Inoa and Dionna M. Daniel’s latest," 28 July 2019 The startup, which allows content producers to offer fans perks in exchange for recurring payments, has become popular with YouTubers, podcasters and musicians. — Natalie Jarvey, The Hollywood Reporter, "Patreon Crowdfunding Membership Platform Raises $60 Million," 16 July 2019 Robert Kelley had a recurring nightmare before this year’s Tony Awards ceremony. — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, "Robert Kelley taking final bows after 50 years at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley," 15 July 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
\
\
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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