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recur

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Verb

  1. Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.
  2. Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly: Of a disease or symptom: to happen again, especially repeatedly or after a remission or an apparent recovery.
  3. Of a memory, thought, etc.: to come to the mind again.
  4. To speak, think, or write about something again; to go back or return to a memory, a subject, etc.
  5. Followed by to, or (Scotland, obsolete) on or upon: to have recourse to someone or something for assistance, support, etc.; to appeal, to resort, to turn to.
  6. Synonym of recurse (“to execute a procedure recursively”).
  7. Often in the form recurring following a number: of a numeral or group of numerals in a decimal fraction: to repeat indefinitely.
  8. Followed by into or to: to go to a place again; to return.
  9. Followed by into or to: To go back to doing an activity, or to using a thing; to return.
  10. Followed by to: to go to a place; to resort.
  11. Followed by from: to move or run back from something; to recede, to withdraw.

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