recur
Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.
The theme of the prodigal son recurs later in the third act.
Origin: , from re- + currō (ultimately from ). * , recorre * * * (; modern ) * * *. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
Of a memory, thought, etc.: to come to the mind again.
Indeed, in our poetry and folk songs intoxication occupies a recurring role as a facilitator of love and spiritual enlightenment. What? Is it not a sin? Yes, it certainly is—and so, for that matter, is coveting thy neighbor's wife. I see…
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(dated) To speak, think, or write about something again; to go back or return to a memory, a subject, etc.
Men that are of a talkative and melancholy temper see any kind of visions. And this, especially because they have so deep a resentment of the most affecting objects, whose images therefore recur to the fancy when they are asleep, in most…
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