recurrent

CEFRC1

/ɹɪˈkʌɹənt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Happening again repeatedly over time.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Non-transient.

Examples

  • Santiago had the same recurrent dream five times in a row.

  • Her recurrent nightmare involved a tsunami.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Running back toward its origin.

  2. Recurring; happening time after time.

  3. Turned back toward the base.

More examples

In context

  • His recurrent nightmare involved a tsunami.

  • The patient complained of recurrent chest pain.

  • a recurrent nerve or artery

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Antonyms

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The patient suffers from severe blank headaches that come back every few days.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Latin recurrens, present participle of recurrere. Morphologically recur + -ent.