recurrent C1 Topic:Mind & Cognition 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... habitualmonotonousperennialrecurrentrecurringrepeatingrepetitionalrepetitionary 3 adj · recurring again and again perennial 4 adj · non-transient. persistent Word family Derived forms interrecurrentnonrecurrentoligorecurrentquasirecurrentrecurrentlyunrecurrent Related forms recurrence Common collocations recurrent event Adjective + noun Etymology From Latin recurrens, present participle of recurrere. Morphologically recur + -ent. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # recurrent **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈkɝənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈkʌɹənt/ **Frequency rank:** 50235 ## Meanings 1. Recurring; happening time after time. 2. Running back toward its origin. 3. recurring again and again 4. Non-transient. ## Examples - The patient complained of recurrent chest pain. - A recurrent nerve or artery. ## Derived Forms - interrecurrent - nonrecurrent - oligorecurrent - quasirecurrent - recurrently - unrecurrent ## Related Forms - recurrence ## Etymology From Latin recurrens, present participle of recurrere. Morphologically recur + -ent. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown