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recurring

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/
  • Canada, General-American: /ɹɪˈkɝɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 K ER1 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R IY0 K ER1 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He has recurring asthma attacks.
  • Revenge is a recurring theme in this novel.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A recurrence; a coming round again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of recur

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

coming back

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a revenant ghost

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: revenant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: recurrent — happening frequently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 循环的 — happening frequently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反复的 — happening frequently
  • Czech: opakovaný — happening frequently
  • Czech: opakující se — happening frequently
  • Czech: vracející se — happening frequently
  • Dutch: (zich) herhalend — happening frequently
  • Dutch: terugkerend — happening frequently
  • Finnish: toistuva — happening frequently
  • Galician: recorrente — happening frequently
  • German: (immer, periodisch) wiederkehrend — happening frequently
  • Hungarian: visszatérő — happening frequently
  • Hungarian: ismétlődő — happening frequently
  • Irish: athfhillteach — happening frequently
  • Latin: recidīvus — happening frequently
  • Manx: aafilltagh — happening frequently
  • Māori: huirangi — happening frequently
  • Portuguese: recorrente — happening frequently
  • Russian: повторяющийся (povtorjajuščijsja) — happening frequently
  • Russian: периоди́ческий (periodíčeskij) — happening frequently
  • Spanish: recurrente — happening frequently
  • Turkish: devirli — happening frequently
  • Turkish: tekrar eden — happening frequently
  • Turkish: tekrarlayan — happening frequently
  • Turkish: yinelenen — happening frequently
  • Catalan: periòdic — math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely
  • Chinese Mandarin: 循环的 — math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely
  • Czech: periodický — math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely
  • Finnish: jaksollinen — math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely
  • French: périodique — math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely
  • Galician: periódico — math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely
  • Greek: περιοδικός (periodikós) — math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely
  • Italian: periodico — math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely
  • Occitan: periodic — math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely
  • Polish: okresowy — math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely
  • Portuguese: periódico — math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely
  • Spanish: periódico — math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely
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