# recur

/ɹiˈkɝ/ (US) · /ɹɪkˈɜː/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/recur
Updated: 2026-10-17

## Definition

to happen again, especially after a break or more than once.

For teachers: to occur again after an interval, especially repeatedly or periodically.

## Examples

- That headache often recurs on stressful days.
- If your fever recurs after two days without symptoms, call the clinic for further advice.
- Economic crises recur with unsettling regularity, each generation persuading itself that new tools have finally tamed the cycle.

## Usage notes

- The verb is intransitive and takes no object.

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