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recur

re·cur

recur

 
 
pronunciation:
rih kuhr
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: recurs, recurring, recurred
definition 1: to occur another time or repeatedly.
When the pain recurred, she called the doctor.Sadly, the nightmares have continued to recur.
definition 2: to come back to mind or attention.
Each time this worrisome thought recurs, I try to push it out of my mind.
definition 3: to appear again or repeatedly, as a word in a text, a habitual behavior, or the like.
The word "structural" recurs twelve times in the text.
similar words:
act up
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derivation: recurringly (adv.)
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