Recurring Meaning, Examples, and Usage Guide

Meaning 1：happening repeatedly (recurring)

recurring 🔊

/rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ/

adj.

Something that happens again and again, often in a predictable or regular way.

Recurring calendar events marked with red dots on smartphone screen

happening repeatedly 🔊

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/ˈhæpənɪŋ rɪˈpiːtɪdli/

adj.

Describes something that happens again and again, often at regular intervals or in a predictable pattern.

📁 Category：Time & Dates 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Root 're-' (again) + 'curr' (run) + '-ing' (adjective suffix).

💡 Mnemonic

Re (again) + cur (occur) = events that 'occur again' – like a recurring calendar alert.

📖 Example

She set up a budget to track her recurring expenses, like the monthly internet bill and gym membership. 🔊 She set up a budget to track her recurring expenses, like the monthly internet bill and gym membership.

🔗 Collocations

recurring theme – A topic or idea that appears repeatedly in a work or discussion

recurring payment – A payment that is automatically made at regular intervals

recurring injury – An injury that happens repeatedly over time

🔄 Synonyms

repetitive (adj.) – Involving or characterized by the same thing repeated many times

periodic (adj.) – Occurring or appearing at regular intervals

recurrent (adj.) – Occurring often or repeatedly

🚫 Antonyms

one-time (adj.) – Occurring only once

temporary (adj.) – Lasting for only a limited period

🌱 Derivatives

recur (v.) – To happen again or repeatedly

recurrence (n.) – The fact of happening again

nonrecurring (adj.) – Not happening again; one-time

📖 Cultural Story

From Latin 'recurrere' (re- 'back' + currere 'to run'), originally meaning 'run back.' In English, it evolved to describe events that come back repeatedly, common in finance and scheduling.