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re·cur
(rĭ-kûr′)intr.v. re·curred, re·cur·ring, re·curs
1. To happen or occur again or repeatedly: The pain recurred after eating.
2. To return to one's attention or memory: The thought recurred to her late at night.
3. To return in thought or discourse: He recurred to the subject right after dinner.
4. Archaic To have recourse; resort: "When ... direct taxes are not necessary, they will not be recurred to" (James Madison).
re·cur′rence n.
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recur
(rɪˈkɜː)vb (intr) , -curs, -curring or -curred
1. to happen again, esp at regular intervals
2. (of a thought, idea, etc) to come back to the mind
3. (of a problem, etc) to come up again
4. (Mathematics) maths (of a digit or group of digits) to be repeated an infinite number of times at the end of a decimal fraction
[C15: from Latin recurrere, from re- + currere to run]
reˈcurring adj
reˈcurringly adv
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re•cur
(rɪˈkɜr)v.i. -curred, -cur•ring.
1. to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
2. to return to the mind.
3. to come up again for consideration, as a question.
4. to have recourse.
[1610–20; earlier: to recede < Latin recurrere to run back]
re•cur′rence, n.
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recur
Past participle: recurred
Gerund: recurring
| Imperative |
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| recur |
| recur |
| Present |
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| I recur |
| you recur |
| he/she/it recurs |
| we recur |
| you recur |
| they recur |
| Preterite |
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| I recurred |
| you recurred |
| he/she/it recurred |
| we recurred |
| you recurred |
| they recurred |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am recurring |
| you are recurring |
| he/she/it is recurring |
| we are recurring |
| you are recurring |
| they are recurring |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have recurred |
| you have recurred |
| he/she/it has recurred |
| we have recurred |
| you have recurred |
| they have recurred |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was recurring |
| you were recurring |
| he/she/it was recurring |
| we were recurring |
| you were recurring |
| they were recurring |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had recurred |
| you had recurred |
| he/she/it had recurred |
| we had recurred |
| you had recurred |
| they had recurred |
| Future |
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| I will recur |
| you will recur |
| he/she/it will recur |
| we will recur |
| you will recur |
| they will recur |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have recurred |
| you will have recurred |
| he/she/it will have recurred |
| we will have recurred |
| you will have recurred |
| they will have recurred |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be recurring |
| you will be recurring |
| he/she/it will be recurring |
| we will be recurring |
| you will be recurring |
| they will be recurring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been recurring |
| you have been recurring |
| he/she/it has been recurring |
| we have been recurring |
| you have been recurring |
| they have been recurring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been recurring |
| you will have been recurring |
| he/she/it will have been recurring |
| we will have been recurring |
| you will have been recurring |
| they will have been recurring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been recurring |
| you had been recurring |
| he/she/it had been recurring |
| we had been recurring |
| you had been recurring |
| they had been recurring |
| Conditional |
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| I would recur |
| you would recur |
| he/she/it would recur |
| we would recur |
| you would recur |
| they would recur |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have recurred |
| you would have recurred |
| he/she/it would have recurred |
| we would have recurred |
| you would have recurred |
| they would have recurred |
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Verb 1. recur - happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"
hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
iterate - run or be performed again; "the function iterates"
cycle - recur in repeating sequences
2. recur - return in thought or speech to something
3. recur - have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
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recur
verb happen again, return, come back, repeat, persist, revert, reappear, come and go, come again a theme that was to recur frequently in his work
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recur
verb2. To come back to a former condition:
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Translations
يَتَكَرَّر
vracet se
gentage sig
toistuauusiutua
endurtaka sig
pasikartojantispasikartojimaspasikartotivėl iškiltivėl pasitaikyti
atkārtoties
reocorrer
vracať sa
recur
[rɪˈkɜːʳ] VI (= happen again) [pain, illness] → producirse de nuevo ; [event, mistake, theme] → repetirse ; [difficulty, opportunity] → volver a presentarsethe idea recurs constantly in his work → la idea se repite constantemente en su obra
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[rɪˈkɜːr] vi [problem, illness, injury, symptoms] → réapparaître ; [event, natural disaster] → se reproduire ; [pattern] → se répéter ; [theme, idea] → revenirCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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vi
(= happen again) → wiederkehren ; (error, event) → sich wiederholen, wieder passieren ; (opportunity) → sich wieder bieten, sich noch einmal bieten ; (problem, symptoms) → wiederkehren, wieder auftreten ; (idea, theme) → wiederauftauchen ; (dream) → wiederkehren
(Math) → sich periodisch wiederholen ? recurring
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[rɪˈkɜːʳ] vi (pain, event, mistake) → ripetersi ; (idea, theme) → ricorrere, riapparire ; (difficulty, opportunity, symptoms) → ripresentarsi, ripetersiCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(riˈkəː) – past tense, past participle reˈcurred – verb to happen again; to come back again. This problem keeps recurring. herhaal, terugkeer يَتَكَرَّر повтарям repetir-se / recorrente vracet se wiederkehren gentage sig; vende tilbage επανεμφανίζομαι, επανέρχομαι repetirse korduma تکرار شدن؛ دوباره روی دادن toistua se reproduire לְהִישָׁנוֹת फिर आना vraćati se visszatér kambuh endurtaka sig ripresentarsi, ripetersi くり返される 재발하다 vėl pasitaikyti/iškilti, pasikartoti atkārtoties berulang terugkomen vende tilbake, gjenta seg, gå igjen powtarzać się په ياديدل،په زړه كيدل، بياپيښيدل، بيرته راګر ځيدل repetir-se a se repeta повторяться; возвращаться vracať sa ponoviti se ponoviti se återkomma เกิดขึ้นอีก tekrarlamak 再次發生,復發 повторюватися, знову траплятися دوبارہ ہونا tái diễn 再次发生,复发
reˈcurrence (-ˈka-) , ((American) -ˈkə:-) nounHe has had several recurrences of his illness. herhaling تَكْرار، مُعاوَدَة المَرَض повтаряне repetição nový výskyt die Wiederkehr tilbagefald επανεμφάνιση recurrencia kordumine عود؛ بازگشت uusiutuminen récurrence הִישָנוּת फिराव povratak, ponovno izbijanje visszaesés kekambuhan endurtekning ricaduta 再発 재발 pasikartojimas atkārtošanās; recidīvs proses berulang herhaling tilbakevending/-fall, gjentaking nawrót بياپيښيدنه، ستنيدنه repetição recidivă, revenire повторение; возврат nový výskyt ponovitev ponavljanje återkommande, återkomst, upprepning การเกิดขึ้นอีก tekrarlama 復發 повторення; рецидив بار بار ہونے کا عمل sự tái diễn 复发
reˈcurrent (-ˈka-) , ((American) -ˈkə:-) adjective happening often or regularly. a recurrent nightmare. herhaaldelik مُتَكَرِّر، مُعاوِد повтарящ се recorrente opakovaný wiederkehrend tilbagevendende επαναλαμβανόμενος recurrente korduv تکراری toistuva récurrent חוזר ונשנה दौरा करने वाला koji se vraća, povratni visszatérő, ismétlődő sering terulang ítrekaður ricorrente くり返す 재발하는 pasikartojantis atkārtots selalu steeds terugkerend tilbakevendende, periodisk powtarzający się بياپيښيدونكى، ستنيدونكى repetido recurent, care se repetă повторяющийся opakovaný ponavljajoč se koji se ponavlja [regelbundet] återkommande เกิดขึนบ่อย ๆ tekrarlayan 經常發生的,定期出現的 періодичний; рецидивний مکررالوقوع có tính chất tái diễn 经常发生的,周期性发生的,循环的
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recur
v. repetir, volver a ocurrir; recaer, repetirse.
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recur
vi (pret & pp recurred; ger recurring) recurrirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.