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verb · intransitive · rare

recurse

recurse · recurses · recursed · recursing

To execute a procedure recursivelyTo execute a procedure recursively.

/ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)s/

Meaning

1 senses

To execute a procedure recursively.
The algorithm then recurses on the children of the current tree node.

Origin

Back-formation from recursion.

Back-formation from recursion.

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Forms

recurses, recursing, recursed, recursed

Base form	recurse · to recurse
3rd person singular	recurses
Present participle	recursing
Past simple	recursed
Past participle	recursed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	recurse
he, she, it	recurses

Past simpleLesson

all persons

recursed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have recursed
he, she, it	has recursed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will recurse

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

7 related words

RelatedrecourseC2 recur recurrence recurrent recursion recursive recursivity

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

recuperateC2 recur recurrence recurrent recyclable recycleA2

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