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re·cur
(rĭ-kûr′)intr.v. re·curred, re·cur·ring, re·curs
1. To happen or occur again or repeatedly: The pain recurred after eating.
2. To return to one's attention or memory: The thought recurred to her late at night.
3. To return in thought or discourse: He recurred to the subject right after dinner.
4. Archaic To have recourse; resort: "When ... direct taxes are not necessary, they will not be recurred to" (James Madison).
re·cur′rence n.
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(rɪˈkɜː)vb (intr) , -curs, -curring or -curred
1. to happen again, esp at regular intervals
2. (of a thought, idea, etc) to come back to the mind
3. (of a problem, etc) to come up again
4. (Mathematics) maths (of a digit or group of digits) to be repeated an infinite number of times at the end of a decimal fraction
[C15: from Latin recurrere, from re- + currere to run]
reˈcurring adj
reˈcurringly adv
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re•cur
(rɪˈkɜr)v.i. -curred, -cur•ring.
1. to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
2. to return to the mind.
3. to come up again for consideration, as a question.
4. to have recourse.
[1610–20; earlier: to recede < Latin recurrere to run back]
re•cur′rence, n.
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recur
Past participle: recurred
Gerund: recurring
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| Verb | 1. | recur - happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story" hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" iterate - run or be performed again; "the function iterates" cycle - recur in repeating sequences |
| 2. | recur - return in thought or speech to something | |
| 3. | recur - have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat" apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
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recur
verb happen again, return, come back, repeat, persist, revert, reappear, come and go, come again a theme that was to recur frequently in his work
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verb2. To come back to a former condition:
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Translations
يَتَكَرَّر
vracet se
gentage sig
toistuauusiutua
endurtaka sig
pasikartojantispasikartojimaspasikartotivėl iškiltivėl pasitaikyti
atkārtoties
reocorrer
vracať sa
recur
[rɪˈkɜːʳ] VI (= happen again) [pain, illness] → producirse de nuevo; [event, mistake, theme] → repetirse; [difficulty, opportunity] → volver a presentarsethe idea recurs constantly in his work → la idea se repite constantemente en su obra
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[rɪˈkɜːr] vi [problem, illness, injury, symptoms] → réapparaître; [event, natural disaster] → se reproduire; [pattern] → se répéter; [theme, idea] → revenirCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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vi
(= happen again) → wiederkehren; (error, event) → sich wiederholen, wieder passieren; (opportunity) → sich wieder bieten, sich noch einmal bieten; (problem, symptoms) → wiederkehren, wieder auftreten; (idea, theme) → wiederauftauchen; (dream) → wiederkehren
(Math) → sich periodisch wiederholen ? recurring
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[rɪˈkɜːʳ] vi (pain, event, mistake) → ripetersi; (idea, theme) → ricorrere, riapparire; (difficulty, opportunity, symptoms) → ripresentarsi, ripetersiCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(riˈkəː) – past tense, past participle reˈcurred – verb to happen again; to come back again. This problem keeps recurring.
reˈcurrence (-ˈka-) , ((American) -ˈkə:-) nounHe has had several recurrences of his illness.
reˈcurrent (-ˈka-) , ((American) -ˈkə:-) adjective happening often or regularly. a recurrent nightmare.
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recur
v. repetir, volver a ocurrir; recaer, repetirse.
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vi (pret & pp recurred; ger recurring) recurrirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.