re
cur
Third Person
recurs
Present Participle
recurring
Past Tense
recurred
Past Participle
recurred
1
to happen or appear again after a certain period
- The pain in his knee recurred every time he tried to run.
- The issue with the software recurred despite multiple fixes.
- Her nightmares recurred nightly, causing her to dread sleep.
- The financial crisis recurred every few years, affecting the global markets.
- The power outage recurred after the storm, leaving the town in darkness again.
2
to return to a topic or idea in discussion or thought
- During the debate, he frequently recurred to his original argument.
- The professor recurred to the main theme of the lecture to reinforce his point.
- She constantly recurred to that novel, finding new meanings with each read.
- He recurred to the topic of trust whenever they discussed their relationship.
- In his speeches, the politician recurred to the same key issues to appeal to voters.
3
to come back into one's thoughts or memories, often unexpectedly
- The image of the accident kept recurring in his mind long after it happened.
- Her grandmother's words of wisdom recurred to her whenever she faced a tough decision.
- The memory of their last conversation recurred to him whenever he felt lonely.
- The tune from her childhood recurred in her thoughts, bringing back old memories.
- The idea of traveling the world kept recurring to her as she planned her future.