cycle
An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completedAn interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
» I wonder if Tom has ever considered cycling to work.
Мені цікаво, чи Том колись розглядав можливість їздити на роботу на велосипеді.
Meaning
19 sensesAn interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
the cycle of the seasons, or of the year
Zyklus
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
A complete rotation of anything.
Zyklus
циклcikl, оборо́тoborót
циклcykl, оборо́тoborót
A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.
electoral cycle menstrual cycle news cycle
Zyklus
циклcikl
The members of the sequence formed by such a process.
A series of poems, songs or other works of art, typically longer than a trilogy.
The Ring of the Nibelung is a cycle of four operas by Richard Wagner.
Zyklus
циклcikl
a series of poems or songs on the same theme
A programme on a washing machine, dishwasher, or other such device.
Put the washing in on a warm cycle.
the spin cycle
Programm
циклcikl
A single, a double, a triple, and a home run hit by the same player in the same game.
Jones hit for the cycle in the game.
A closed walk or path, with or without repeated vertices allowed.
Kreis
A chain whose boundary is zero.
An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.
An age; a long period of time.
An orderly list for a given time; a calendar.
Examples
298 sentencesI wonder if Tom has ever considered cycling to work.
Мені цікаво, чи Том колись розглядав можливість їздити на роботу на велосипеді.
I wonder whether Tom has ever considered cycling to work.
Мені цікаво, чи Том колись розглядав можливість їздити на роботу на велосипеді.
I wonder whether or not Tom has ever considered cycling to work.
Мені цікаво, чи Том колись розглядав можливість їздити на роботу на велосипеді.
I cycle to work.
Я їжджу на роботу на велосипеді.
ruЯ езжу на работу на велосипеде.
deIch fahre mit dem Fahrrad zur Arbeit.
We all like cycling.
Ми всі любимо їздити на велосипедах.
ruМы все любим кататься на велосипеде.
deWir fahren alle gern Rad.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English cicle (“fixed length period of years”), from Late Latin cyclus, from AFrom Middle English cicle (“fixed length period of years”), from Late Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”), from Proto-Hellenic *kúklos, *kʷókʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”).
From -cycle (in bicycle, monocycle, and tricycle), perhaps associated with etymology 1. Compare French cycle in the same sense. The verb is either from the noun or a clipping of bicycle (verb).
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Forms
plural: cyclesSynonyms
11 synonyms- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon:oscillation
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs:rhythmround
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals:bicyclebikewheel
- the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz):hertzHzcycle per secondcycles/secondcps
Word family
54 related wordsCollocations
5 patterns- go cycling
- go cycling with
- cycling to work
- cycling trip
- like cycling