| VERB | change | recur, repeat | happen or occur again |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | recur, go back | return in thought or speech to something | |
| social | recur, fall back, resort | have recourse to |
| Sounds | rihker'; riyker' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker... | |
| Meaning | happen or occur again. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "This is a recurring story" | |
| Synonym | repeat | |
| Narrower | cycle | recur in repeating sequences |
| iterate | Run or be performed again | |
| Broader | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place | Come to pass |
| Spanish | recalcar, reiterar, repetirse, repetir, reproducirse | |
| Catalan | recalcar, reiterar, repetir-se, repetir, reproduir-se | |
| Adjectives | recurrent | recurring again and again |
| Nouns | recurrence | happening / happening / happening again (especially at regular intervals) |
| Meaning | Return in thought or speech to something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | go back | |
| Broader | hark back, return, come back, recall | go back to something earlier |
| Spanish | recurrir, regresar | |
| Meaning | Have recourse to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | fall back, resort | |
| Broader | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ | put into service |
| Spanish | recurrir | |
| Catalan | recórrer | |
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