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Meanings of recur in English

Portuguese
recorrer

Have recourse to.

recorrer
Portuguese
reocorrer
Catalan
repetir-se

Happen or occur again.

reocorrer
Synonyms
Examples for "repeat"
Examples for "repeat"
1
Her hospital records repeat the phrase, day after day, year after year:
Depths
2
Ms Adams said police often knew when people were serious, repeat offenders.
Radio NZ
3
It hasn't seen a true repeat since Graham's 2005 FA until today.
Climbing Magazine
4
Myrina saw his point, of course, and did not repeat her request.
The Lost Sisterhood
5
Justice sources said the operation was intended to prevent a repeat massacre.
The Irish Times
Portuguese
recorrer
Spanish
recurrir

Return in thought or speech to something.

recorrer
Usage of recur in English
1
History, it has been said, never repeats itself but historical situations recur.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
2
What has occurred in this case must ever recur in similar cases.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 7: 1863-1865
3
Most patients will ultimately fail platinum-based chemotherapy and have the disease recur.
Pubmed
4
To such cases we shall recur in the following chapter on Heliotropism.
The Power of Movement in Plants
5
We had some very special opportunities, they are not likely to recur.
Reuters
6
The most marked characteristic of her case was the tendency to recur.
Stammering, Its Cause and Cure
7
While these imbalances persist, talk of hard landings is bound to recur.
Reuters
8
We can therefore only slowly recur to the reinforcement of universal service.
Germany and the Next War
9
With the cramp threatening to recur, I didn't even try to run.
Seize the night
10
He did not recur in thought to New York or the flat.
Sister Carrie: A Novel
11
It would be likely to recur to a man in a delirium.
The Lost World
12
And so recur the former phases of battle,-reallyof threat and preparation.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies
13
The tension of our age is such that diversions must recur quickly.
Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile / Being a Desultory Narrativ...
14
The same opportunity will not last long, nor will it frequently recur.
The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
15
The golden opportunity which such a decision offers will never again recur.
The Unfolding Destiny of the British Bahá'í Community : the Mess...
16
Careful long-term surveillance is indicated as many of these women will recur.
Pubmed
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Translations for recur
Spanish
recurrir
Recur through the time
Recur across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common