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recur

/ recur /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
happen or occur again
"This is a recurring story"
Type of:
happen hap go on
Kinds of:
cycle
Derived:
repeat repetition recurrence return
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
return in thought or speech to something
Type of:
hark back return come back
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
have recourse to
"The government resorted to rationing meat"
Type of:
use utilize utilise
Derived:
recourse resort refuge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
35%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
3
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happen hap go on cycle hark back return come back use utilize utilise