intr.v., -curred, -cur·ring, -curs.
- To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly.
- To return to one's attention or memory.
- To return in thought or discourse.
- To have recourse: recur to the use of force.
[Latin recurrere : re-, re- + currere, to run.]
recurrence re·cur'rence n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
