Recur

Recur
Recur Re*cur" (r?*k?r"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Recurred} (-k?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recurring}.] [L. recurrere; pref. re- re- + currere to run. See {Current}.] 1. To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to mind. [1913 Webster]

When any word has been used to signify an idea, the old idea will recur in the mind when the word is heard. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]

2. To occur at a stated interval, or according to some regular rule; as, the fever will recur to-night. [1913 Webster]

3. To resort; to have recourse; to go for help. [1913 Webster]

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. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

{Recurring decimal} (Math.), a circulating decimal. See under {Decimal}.

{Recurring series} (Math.), an algebraic series in which the coefficients of the several terms can be expressed by means of certain preceding coefficients and constants in one uniform manner. [1913 Webster]


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  • recur — I verb be persistent, come again, come back, continue, crop up again, happen again, haunt, intermit, keep on, occur again, persevere, persist, reappear, recrudesce, renew, reoccur, repeat, resume, return, revert II index occur (happen), repeat… …   Law dictionary

  • recur — mid 15c., from L. recurrere to return, come back, from re back, again (see RE (Cf. re )) + currere to run (see CURRENT (Cf. current)). Originally of persons; application to thoughts, ideas, etc. is recorded from 1704 …   Etymology dictionary

  • recur — *return, revert, recrudesce Analogous words: *repeat, iterate, reiterate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • recur — has inflected forms recurred, recurring …   Modern English usage

  • recur — [v] happen again; repeat in one’s mind be remembered, be repeated, come again, come and go, come back, crop up again*, haunt thoughts*, iterate, persist, reappear, recrudesce, reiterate, repeat, return, return to mind, revert, run through one’s… …   New thesaurus

  • recur — ► VERB (recurred, recurring) 1) occur again. 2) (of a thought, image, etc.) come back to one s mind. DERIVATIVES recurrence noun. ORIGIN Latin recurrere, from currere run …   English terms dictionary

  • recur — [ri kʉr′] vi. recurred, recurring [L recurrere < re , back + currere, to run: see COURSE] 1. to have recourse (to) 2. to return, as in thought, talk, or memory [recurring to an earlier question] 3. to occur again, as in talk or memory; come up …   English World dictionary

  • recur */ — UK [rɪˈkɜː(r)] / US [rɪˈkɜr] verb [intransitive] Word forms recur : present tense I/you/we/they recur he/she/it recurs present participle recurring past tense recurred past participle recurred a) to happen again We must make sure that the problem …   English dictionary

  • Recur — To occur again. To return. Any symptom (such as fatigue), any sign (such as a heart murmur), or any disease can recur. * * * recurrence, recurrent * * * re·cur ri kər vi, re·curred; re·cur·ring to occur again after an interval <a disease… …   Medical dictionary

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

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