recurrent

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɹɪˈkɝənt/ UK /ɹɪˈkʌɹənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #50235

Meanings

1

adj
Recurring; happening time after time.

The patient complained of recurrent chest pain.
2

adj
Running back toward its origin.

A recurrent nerve or artery.
3

adj
recurring again and again
4

adj
Non-transient.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · recurring; happening time... habitual monotonous perennialrecurrentrecurringrepeatingrepetitionalrepetitionary

3 adj · recurring again and again perennial

4 adj · non-transient. persistent

Word family

Derived forms interrecurrentnonrecurrentoligorecurrentquasirecurrentrecurrentlyunrecurrent

Related forms recurrence

Appears in

Phrases (1)

See all

recurrent event
an event that happens repeatedly at intervals

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

External links

markdown