verb Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.
The theme of the prodigal son recurs later in the third act.
verb Of a disease or symptom: to happen again, especially repeatedly or after a remission or an apparent recovery.
verb Of a memory, thought, etc.: to come to the mind again.
verb To speak, think, or write about something again; to go back or return to a memory, a subject, etc.
verb Followed by to, or on or upon: to have recourse to someone or something for assistance, support, etc.; to appeal, to resort, to turn to.
verb Synonym of recurse (“to execute a procedure recursively”).
verb Often in the form recurring following a number: of a numeral or group of numerals in a decimal fraction: to repeat indefinitely.
One-third can be written in decimal form as 0.3333 …, or point three-recurring.
verb Followed by into or to: to go to a place again; to return. Followed by into or to: To go back to doing an activity, or to using a thing; to return. Followed by to: to go to a place; to resort. Followed by from: to move or run back from something; to recede, to withdraw.