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- Dictionaryrecurrent/rɪˈkʌrənt/
adjective
- 1. occurring often or repeatedly: "she had a recurrent dream about falling"
- 2. (of a nerve or blood vessel) turning back so as to reverse direction: "the recurrent nerve leaves the hypocerebral ganglion"
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RECURRENT definition: 1. happening again many times: 2. A recurrent blood vessel or nerve turns back to run in the…. Learn more.
The meaning of RECURRENT is running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course —used of various nerves and branches of vessels in the arms and legs. How to use recurrent in a sentence.
adjective. that recurs; occurring or appearing again, especially repeatedly or periodically. Synonyms: intermittent, persistent, repeated. Anatomy. turned back so as to run in a reverse direction, as a nerve, artery, branch, etc. recurrent.
Recurrent means something that happens repeatedly. The word recurrent comes from a Latin word meaning "to return or come back." A recurrent dream, good or bad, keeps coming back. You'll hear this word used often about abstract things like dreams, thoughts, and in literature, themes.
adjective. us / rɪˈkɝː.ənt / uk / rɪˈkʌr.ənt / Add to word list. happening again many times: The patient has a two-month history of recurrent episodes of pancreatitis. The 'what ifs ' of history is a recurrent theme in her writing. Synonyms. perennial. repeated. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Being & falling ill. acquire.
A recurrent event or feeling happens or is experienced more than once. Family is a recurrent theme in the work. American English : recurrent / rɪˈkɜrənt /
1. happening or tending to happen again or repeatedly. 2. (Anatomy) anatomy (of certain nerves, branches of vessels, etc) turning back, so as to run in the opposite direction. reˈcurrently adv. reˈcurrence n.
