Recur — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

happen or occur again

return in thought or speech to something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻkˈɜː/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪkˈɜː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪkˈɜː/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻkˈɜː/.

Examples

This is a recurring story
The government resorted to rationing meat

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

repeat go back resort fall back

Parts of Speech

verb	happen or occur again “This is a recurring story”
verb	return in thought or speech to something
verb	have recourse to “The government resorted to rationing meat”

Word Forms

recurrent	adjective	recurring again and again
recurrence	noun	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
repetitive	adjective	repetitive and persistent
repeat	noun	an event that repeats
repetition	noun	an event that repeats
resort	noun	act of turning to for assistance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wiederkehren

passieren oder wieder auftreten

🇫🇷French

se reproduire

arriver ou se reproduire

🇪🇸Spanish

repetirse

suceder o volver a ocurrir

🇮🇹Italian

ripresentarsi

accadere o ripetersi

🇳🇱Dutch

herhalen

gebeuren of opnieuw voorkomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

recorrer

acontecer ou ocorrer novamente

🇷🇺Russian

повторяться

случиться или случиться снова

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुनरावृत्ति होना

घटित होना या पुनः घटित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

পুনরাবৃত্তি

ঘটবে বা আবার ঘটবে

🇮🇳Tamil

மீண்டும் நிகழும்

மீண்டும் நிகழும் அல்லது நிகழும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పునరావృతం

మళ్లీ జరగడం లేదా సంభవించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

पुनरावृत्ती

घडणे किंवा पुन्हा घडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુનરાવર્તન

થાય છે અથવા ફરીથી થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರುಕಳಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

ಮತ್ತೆ ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആവർത്തിക്കുക

വീണ്ടും സംഭവിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംഭവിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਹਰਾਉਣਾ

ਵਾਪਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਵਾਪਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تکرار

ہوتا ہے یا دوبارہ ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

复发

发生或再次发生

🇯🇵Japanese

再発する

起こるか、また起こるか

🇰🇷Korean

재발하다

발생하거나 다시 발생

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tái diễn

xảy ra hoặc xảy ra lần nữa

🇹🇭Thai

เกิดขึ้นอีก

เกิดขึ้นหรือเกิดขึ้นอีก

🇮🇩Indonesian

terulang

terjadi atau terjadi lagi

🇵🇭Filipino

umuulit

mangyari o mangyari muli

🇲🇾Malay

berulang

berlaku atau berlaku lagi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتكرر

يحدث أو يحدث مرة أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

عود کند

اتفاق بیفتد یا دوباره رخ دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

tekrarlamak

tekrar meydana gelmek veya tekrar meydana gelmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְרַחֵשׁ שֵׁנִית

לקרות או להתרחש שוב

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