cycle
To go through a cycle or to put through a cycleTo go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.
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» I wonder if Tom has ever considered cycling to work.
Мені цікаво, чи Том колись розглядав можливість їздити на роботу на велосипеді. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesTo go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.
pass through a cycle
To turn power off and back on
Avoid cycling the device unnecessarily.
To maintain a team's possession of the puck in the offensive zone by handling and passing the puck in a loop from the boards near the goal up the side boards and passing to back to the boards near the goal
They have their cycling game going tonight.
To ride a bicycle or other cycle.
Rad fahren
е́здить на велосипе́деjézditʹ na velosipéde, е́хать на велосипе́деjéxatʹ na velosipéde, ката́ться на велосипе́деkatátʹsja na velosipéde
ride a bicycle
Examples
298 sentencesI wonder if Tom has ever considered cycling to work.
Мені цікаво, чи Том колись розглядав можливість їздити на роботу на велосипеді. — deniko
I wonder whether Tom has ever considered cycling to work.
Мені цікаво, чи Том колись розглядав можливість їздити на роботу на велосипеді. — deniko
I wonder whether or not Tom has ever considered cycling to work.
Мені цікаво, чи Том колись розглядав можливість їздити на роботу на велосипеді. — deniko
I cycle to work.
Я їжджу на роботу на велосипеді. — deniko
ruЯ езжу на работу на велосипеде. — Arkadeko
deIch fahre mit dem Fahrrad zur Arbeit. — Manfredo
We all like cycling.
Ми всі любимо їздити на велосипедах. — deniko
ruМы все любим кататься на велосипеде. — marafon
deWir fahren alle gern Rad. — samueldora
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
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
cycles, cycling, cycled, cycledSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
5 patterns- go cycling
- go cycling with
- cycling to work
- cycling trip
- like cycling
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.