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Meaning of 'recur' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Recur [ v. i.]
- To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to mind.
- To occur at a stated interval, or according to some regular rule; as, the fever will recur to-night.
- To resort; to have recourse; to go for help.

Meaning of 'recur' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . recur [ v]
Meaning (1):
- have recourse to
Example in sentence:
  • The government resorted to rationing meat
Meaning (2):
- happen or occur again
Example in sentence:
  • This is a recurring story

Nearby Words:

recadency recalcitrant recalcitrate recalcitration recall recallable recallment recant recantation recanted

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