recur
gb/ɹɪkˈɚ/ us/ɹɪkˈɚ/
B2
Inglés
~ 7500
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Verbo
B2
event
1
happen again, often repeatedly
To happen again, usually more than once or in a pattern.
Patrón de uso:
for [problem/event] to recur
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes use "recur" as a transitive verb, for example *"They recurred the test"*, which is incorrect. "Recur" is intransitive: you say "the test recurred" or "the problem recurred." Many learners also confuse "recur" with "reoccur"; both mean "happen again," but "recur" is more common in careful writing, especially for things that happen repeatedly. Spelling mistakes like *"reoccuring"* instead of "recurring" are also frequent.
Sinónimos
repeat (More general and common; can be used transitively or intransitively, while "recur" is intransitive and sounds slightly more formal or technical.)
Antónimos
stop (If something stops, it does not happen again, which is the opposite of recurring.)
Colocaciones
symptoms recur
|problems recur
|issue recurs
|recur regularly
|recur periodically
Temas
time
|health
|work
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- The pain may recur if you stop taking the medication.
- These budget problems seem to recur every year.
- Nightmares began to recur after the accident.
- The same pattern of errors recurs throughout the report.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The cough may recur in winter.
- The same mistake can recur many times.
- His back pain often recurs after heavy work.
- The festival recurs every August.
Verbo
C1
event
2
come back into the mind again
When a thought or memory recurs, it comes into your mind again and again.
Patrón de uso:
for [thought/memory] to recur
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes miss the mental or emotional focus here and think "recur" must always describe outside events. With this sense, it is used for what happens inside the mind: thoughts, memories, images, and dreams recur.
Sinónimos
return (Often used in phrases like "the thought returns"; slightly more common and basic, while "recur" sounds more formal or literary in this context.)
Antónimos
fade (A memory or thought that fades becomes weaker and does not come back strongly, which contrasts with something that keeps recurring.)
Colocaciones
memory recurs
|image recurs
|the thought recurs
|idea recurs
|dream recurs
Temas
mind
|emotions
|memory
|health
Ejemplos
- The memory of that day still recurs unexpectedly.
- The same worrying thought kept recurring throughout the meeting.
- Images of the accident recur in her mind at night.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The sad memory often recurs in his mind.
- The same idea recurs when I try to sleep.
- Bad dreams recur every time he feels stress.
Verbo
formal
C2
action
3
return to a topic or issue
To talk or write about a topic again after leaving it for a time.
Patrón de uso:
recur to [a subject/issue/point]
Error frecuente:
Learners may try to use "recur" transitively, for example *"She recurs the topic"*. In this formal sense, it is used with "to": you recur to a topic, question, or issue. This usage is formal and not common in everyday speech; most of the time, "return to" or "go back to" is more natural.
Sinónimos
revisit (Common modern verb for returning to a subject; slightly less formal and more frequent than "recur to" in everyday writing.)
Antónimos
digress (To digress is to move away from the main subject, which is the opposite direction of recurring to it.)
Colocaciones
recur to this point
|recur to the question
|recur to the issue
|recur to the main theme
|recur to the topic
Temas
communication
|academia
|education
Ejemplos
- I shall recur to this question in the final chapter.
- The report briefly recurs to the problem of funding in its conclusion.
- He frequently recurs to this argument when discussing climate policy.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Later, the writer recurs to this idea.
- At the end, the speaker recurs to the main question.
- In the book, the author often recurs to this story.
Verbo
technical
C1
action
4
call or define itself again
In math or computer code, for a rule or function to use itself again and again to get the answer.
Patrón de uso:
for [function/algorithm] to recur
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse "recur" with general repetition in programming. In technical contexts, "recur" usually means the function or definition directly calls itself (recursion), not just any kind of loop or repeated action.
Sinónimos
iterate (In computing, "iterate" means to repeat steps in a loop; "recur" specifically implies a function or definition calling itself rather than using an external loop.)
Antónimos
terminate (A recurring (recursive) process continues by calling itself again, whereas a terminating process stops and does not call itself further.)
Colocaciones
the function recurs
|algorithm recurs on each element
|procedure recurs until a base case
|recurs on smaller inputs
|recurs in its own definition
Temas
technology
|mathematics
|education
|science
Ejemplos
- The function recurs until the base case is reached.
- In this algorithm, the procedure recurs on each subtree of the graph.
- The sequence is defined so that each term recurs in relation to the previous one.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The program recurs and calls the same function again.
- In this code, the method recurs until the list is empty.
- The formula recurs and uses the last result each time.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
recur
AFI
GB/ɹɪkˈɚ/
US/ɹɪkˈɚ/
Sílabas y acento
re - cur (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cur)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: recur
- 3rd Person Singular: recurs
- Present Participle: recurring
- Past: recurred
Familia de palabras
Forms
recurs
verb
recurring
verb
recurred
verb
Core family
recurrence
noun C1
recurrent
adjective
Related words
recurrently
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
nonrecurring
adjective
Aspectos destacados
- Irregular present participle: recurring Verb
- Irregular past: recurred Verb
Expresiones
recur to
1/ɹɪkˈɚ tə/
phrasal verb
formal
return again to a subject or memory
To go back to a subject, idea, or memory again after some time away from it.
Ejemplos
- I will recur to this issue in the conclusion of my talk.
- The same childhood scene often recurs to him when he visits his hometown.
- The article briefly recurs to the question of privacy before ending.