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recurring en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹɪˈkɝɪŋ/ (Canada, General-American)

Meanings

  1. Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.
    • Revenge is a recurring theme in this novel.
    • He has recurring asthma attacks.
  2. (not-comparable) Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely.
    • Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more recurring Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most recurring Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

nonrecurring · recurringly · unrecurring

Synonyms

recurrent (happening or occurring frequently) · repetitive

Translations (37)

es periódico (math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely) · fi toistuva (happening frequently) · cs opakovaný (happening frequently) · hu ismétlődő (happening frequently) · ru повторяющийся (happening frequently) · cmn 循环的 (math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely) · pt periódico (math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely) · pt recorrente (happening frequently) · de (immer, periodisch) wiederkehrend (happening frequently) · nl terugkerend (happening frequently) · ca recurrent (happening frequently) · gl recorrente (happening frequently) · tr tekrarlayan (happening frequently) · mi huirangi (happening frequently) · tr yinelenen (happening frequently) · gv aafilltagh (happening frequently) · ga athfhillteach (happening frequently) · cs opakující se (happening frequently) · pl okresowy (math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely) · ca periòdic (math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely) · cmn 循环的 (happening frequently) · la recidīvus (happening frequently) · fi jaksollinen (math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely) · cs vracející se (happening frequently) · cs periodický (math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely) · cmn 反复的 (happening frequently) · gl periódico (math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely) · ru периоди́ческий (happening frequently) · tr devirli (happening frequently) · oc periodic (math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely) · el περιοδικός (math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely) · nl (zich) herhalend (happening frequently) · it periodico (math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely) · es recurrente (happening frequently) · fr périodique (math:having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely) · hu visszatérő (happening frequently) · tr tekrar eden (happening frequently)

recurring en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹɪˈkɝɪŋ/ (Canada, General-American)

Meanings

  1. A recurrence; a coming round again.
    • Winter, here, is a dimension of all reality, not one-fourth of the spiritual year's endless recurrings. 2009, Martin E. Marty, A Cry of Absence: Reflections for the Winter of the Heart, page 21:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
recurrings Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

reiteration · repeat

recurring en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹɪˈkɝɪŋ/ (Canada, General-American)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of recur
    form of recur