What part of speech is recurring?

Recurring can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. recurring is a verb, gerund of recur (infinitive).
  • 2. recurring is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more recurring
    most recurring
  • Positive: recurring 
  • Comparative: more recurring
  • Superlative: most recurring

What does recurring mean?

Definitions

Adjective

recurring - coming back; "a revenant ghost"

Verb

recur - happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"
recur - return in thought or speech to something
recur - have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

Examples of recurring

#   Sentence  
1. verb We must prevent this type of incident from recurring.
2. verb A business cycle is a recurring succession of periods of prosperity and periods of depression.
3. verb Dan has been troubled by recurring nightmares.
4. verb I have recurring nightmares about it.
5. verb I've had recurring nightmares about this speech.
6. verb Tom had recurring nightmares about it.
7. verb Tom had recurring nightmares about the incident.
8. verb I have a recurring dream nowadays.
9. verb Did you ever have a recurring dream?
10. verb This is a recurring problem.
11. verb According to the United Nations, Zimbabwe is probably facing its worst humanitarian crisis with more than 5.5 million in need of food aid because of recurring droughts and the moribund economy.
12. verb Next year we'll recur to this issue.
13. verb Next year we'll recur to this issue.
Sentence  
verb
We must prevent this type of incident from recurring.
A business cycle is a recurring succession of periods of prosperity and periods of depression.
Dan has been troubled by recurring nightmares.
I have recurring nightmares about it.
I've had recurring nightmares about this speech.
Tom had recurring nightmares about it.
Tom had recurring nightmares about the incident.
I have a recurring dream nowadays.
Did you ever have a recurring dream?
This is a recurring problem.
According to the United Nations, Zimbabwe is probably facing its worst humanitarian crisis with more than 5.5 million in need of food aid because of recurring droughts and the moribund economy.
Next year we'll recur to this issue.
Next year we'll recur to this issue.

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