recur
recur Lexical Profile
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• verb
To occur again periodically or repeatedly (especially of an event, symptom, or problem).
"Doctors closely monitor the patient to ensure the infection does not recur after treatment."
To return to the mind or be brought back into speech or thought.
"Memories of her childhood summers by the coast often recurred whenever she smelled the ocean breeze."
To go back to a previous subject, topic, or source of help (usually followed by 'to').
"In his concluding chapter, the historian recurred to the central question of economic inequality."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Recur" is often confused with "reoccur": while "reoccur" simply means to happen a second time, "recur" typically implies happening repeatedly or at regular intervals.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Latin recurrere, meaning "to run back" or "to return," formed from the prefix re- ("back, again") and currere ("to run").