verb · intransitive · common

power-cycle

power-cycle · power-cycles · power-cycled · power-cycling

To turn a device off and then back on again, usually to restore proper function by…To turn a device off and then back on again, usually to restore proper function by forcing a malfunctioning or unresponsive device to reset or reinitialize, or as a step in troubleshooting the device.

Meaning

1 senses

To turn a device off and then back on again, usually to restore proper function by forcing a malfunctioning or unresponsive device to reset or reinitialize, or as a step in troubleshooting the device.
If the computer's frozen, try power-cycling it.

Forms

power-cycles, power-cycling, power-cycled, power-cycled

Base form	power-cycle · to power-cycle
3rd person singular	power-cycles
Present participle	power-cycling
Past simple	power-cycled
Past participle	power-cycled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	power-cycle
he, she, it	power-cycles

Past simpleLesson

all persons

power-cycled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have power-cycled
he, she, it	has power-cycled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will power-cycle

Word family

1 related words

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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