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English verb: recur | |||
| 1. | recur (change) happen or occur again | ||
| Samples | This is a recurring story. | ||
| Synonyms | repeat | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cycle, iterate | ||
| 2. | recur (communication) return in thought or speech to something | ||
| Synonyms | go back | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come back, hark back, recall, return | ||
| 3. | recur (social) have recourse to | ||
| Samples | The government resorted to rationing meat. | ||
| Synonyms | fall back, resort | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | ||
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