Definitions for recur
rɪˈkɜrre·cur

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recur, repeatverb

   happen or occur again

   "This is a recurring story"

2. recur, go backverb

   return in thought or speech to something

3. fall back, resort, recurverb

   have recourse to

   "The government resorted to rationing meat"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recurverb

   To have recourse (to) someone or something for assistance, support etc.

2. recurverb

   To happen again.

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

3. recurverb

   To recurse.

4. Etymology: From recurro

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Recurverb

   Etymology: recurro, Lat.

   1. To come back to the thought; to revive in the mind.

   The idea, I have once had, will be unchangeably the same, as long as it recurs the same in my memory. John Locke.

   In this life, the thoughts of God and a future state often offer themselves to us; they often spring up in our minds, and when expelled, recur again. Edmund Calamy.

   A line of the golden verses of the Pythagoreans recurring on the memory, hath often guarded youth from a temptation to vice. Isaac Watts.

   When any word has been used to signify an idea, that old idea will recur in the mind when the word is heard. Isaac Watts.

   2. [ Recourir, Fr.]To have recourse to; to take refuge in.

   If to avoid succession in eternal existence, they recur to the punctum stans of the schools, they will thereby very little help us to a more positive idea of infinite duration. John Locke.

   The second cause we know, but trouble not ourselves to recur to the first. William Wake, Preparation for Death.

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1. recur

   To recur means to happen repeatedly or periodically after an interval of time. It can also refer to returning back to a particular thought, idea or activity. The term is often used in medical contexts to denote the return of a disease or symptom after a period of improvement.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recurverb

   to come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to mind

2. Recurverb

   to occur at a stated interval, or according to some regular rule; as, the fever will recur to-night

3. Recurverb

   to resort; to have recourse; to go for help

4. Etymology: [L. recurrere; pref. re- re- + currere to run. See Current.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recur

   rē-kur′, v.i. to return, resort: to happen at a stated interval:—pr.p. recur′ring; pa.t. and pa.p. recurred′.—ns. Recur′rence, Recur′rency, return.—adj. Recur′rent, returning at intervals: (anat.) running back in the opposite to a former direction: (entom.) turned back toward the base.—adv. Recur′rently.—Recurring decimal, a decimal in which after a certain point the digits are continually repeated—repeating, if but one recurring figure; circulating, if more than one. [Fr.,—L. recurrĕre—re-, back, currĕre, to run.]

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1. curer

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of recur in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of recur in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of recur in a Sentence

1. Samuel Johnson:

   He is a benefactor of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences, that may be easily impressed on the memory, and so recur habitually to the mind.

2. Laura Wellesley:

   These all seem like things to tackle another day given the severity of the current situation. They are not, they are problems contributing to today's situation( and) will recur over the years to come -- particularly as climate impacts continue to worsen.

3. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   The campaign that we oversee plays out daily, in complex arenas, under myriad threats that recur without respite. This requires us to be constantly prepared to fight in secret, anytime and anywhere necessary. The service is charged with this effort and there is no option, but to win this war every day, we, the personnel of the ISA, have a very significant responsibility in defending the State of Israel and its inhabitants, in thwarting and blocking terrorist threats and in upholding democracy. We will continue to do this our way – with courage, wisdom, determination, innovation, dedication, and relevancy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=recur
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Recur
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=recur
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recur
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=recur