Word

recur, v.
(recurred, recurring, recurs)
freq. cnt. 6

happen or occur again
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5

recur repeat

sample sentences

"This is a recurring story"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

repetitive repetitive repetition repeat

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

recurrent recurrence

semantic pointers

hypernym

happen, occur, take place, go on, pass, come about, hap, pass off, fall out

hyponym

return in thought or speech to something
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

go back recur

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

return, recall, come back, hark back

have recourse to
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

fall back recur resort

sample sentences

"The government resorted to rationing meat"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

use, apply, employ, utilize, utilise