Recur

  • 11recur — verb ADVERB ▪ constantly, frequently, repeatedly ▪ This is a constantly recurring problem which we must deal with. VERB + RECUR ▪ be likely to ▪ …

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  • 12recur — v. (D; intr.) ( to come again to mind ) to recur to (that thought keeps recurring to me) * * * [rɪ kɜː] (D; intr.) ( to come again to mind ) to recur to (that thought keeps recurring to me) …

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  • 13recur — re|cur [rıˈkə: US ə:r] v past tense and past participle recurred present participle recurring [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: recurrere [i] to run back , from currere to run ] 1.) if something, especially something bad or unpleasant, recurs,… …

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  • 14recur — verb (I) recurred, recurring 1 if something, especially something bad or unpleasant, recurs, it happens again: There is a danger that the disease may recur in later life. | a recurring nightmare 2 technical if a number or numbers after a decimal… …

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  • 15recur — See recur, reoccur …

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  • 16recur — re|cur [ rı kɜr ] verb intransitive * to happen again: We must make sure that the problem does not recur. a. to happen again several times: a recurring dream …

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  • 17recur — [[t]rɪkɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] recurs, recurring, recurred VERB If something recurs, it happens more than once. ...a theme that was to recur frequently in his work. [V ing] ...a recurring nightmare she has had since childhood …

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  • 18recur to — go back to in thought or speech. → recur …

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  • 19recur — verb (recurs, recurring, recurred) occur again. ↘(of a thought, image, etc.) come back to one s mind. ↘(recur to) go back to in thought or speech. Derivatives recurrence noun recurring adjective Origin ME: from L. recurrere, from re again, back + …

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  • 20recur — verb we don t want the termite infestation to recur Syn: happen again, reoccur, occur again, repeat (itself); come back (again), return, reappear, appear again …

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