cycle
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 series of events that happen repeatedlyADJECTIVE▪ annual, daily, monthly, seasonal, weekly▪
the annual cycle of church festivals
▪ irregular, regular▪women with irregular menstrual cycles
▪ complete, entire, whole▪ continuous, endless, never-ending▪the endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth
▪ natural▪Life is a natural cycle, just like the changing seasons.
▪ vicious▪caught up in a vicious cycle of bingeing and dieting
▪ virtuous▪ lunar, solar▪the 76-year solar cycle
▪ carbon, water▪a diagram of the water cycle
▪ breeding, menstrual, reproductive▪ sleep▪ business, economic▪ boom-and-bust▪ development▪ election (AmE)▪ news (esp. AmE)▪ life▪the life cycle of the butterfly
VERB + CYCLE▪ follow, go through▪The market is simply going through an economic cycle.
▪ complete▪To complete the cycle, oxygen is necessary.
▪ repeat▪ break, end, stop▪ create, start▪ continue, perpetuateCYCLE + VERB▪ begin again▪Male and female adults mate, the female lays eggs, and the cycle begins all over again.
▪ continue, repeat (itself)▪This cycle of events continually repeats itself.
CYCLE + NOUN▪ length, timePREPOSITION▪ in a/the cycle▪at this point in the cycle
▪ per cycle▪The number of young produced per breeding cycle varies from species to species.
PHRASES▪ a cycle of abuse, poverty, violence, etc.▪ part of the cycle (of sth)▪part of the cycle of birth and death
2 (esp. BrE) bicycleADJECTIVE▪ motor (usually motorcycle) (BrE, AmE), pedalVERB + CYCLE▪ rideCYCLE + NOUN▪ ride▪We're going for a cycle ride this afternoon.
▪ helmet▪ lane, path, route, track▪Cars are not allowed in the cycle lanes.
▪ race{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbCycle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑mile
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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cycle — cy‧cle [ˈsaɪkl] noun [countable] a series of events that happen in an order that regularly repeats itself: • Approved Training Practices are monitored by the Association on a five year cycle. ˈbilling ˌcycle ACCOUNTING the usual time that is… … Financial and business terms
Cycle — Cy cle (s? k l), n. [F. ycle, LL. cyclus, fr. Gr. ky klos ring or circle, cycle; akin to Skr. cakra wheel, circle. See {Wheel}.] 1. An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. An interval… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cycle En V — Les phases du cycle en V Le modèle du cycle en V est un modèle conceptuel de gestion de projet imaginé suite au problème de réactivité du modèle en cascade. Il permet, en cas d anomalie, de limiter un retour aux étapes précédentes. Les phases de… … Wikipédia en Français
Cycle Du Ā — Le Cycle du Ā (que l on prononce non A) est constitué de trois romans de science fiction écrits par A. E. van Vogt (Canada) : Le Monde des Ā Les Joueurs du Ā La Fin du Ā Essai Le philosophe grec Aristote a établi un système du monde dualiste … Wikipédia en Français
cycle — [sī′kəl; ] for n.7 & vi.2, also [ sik′əl] n. [ME cicle < LL cyclus < Gr kyklos, a circle, cycle: see WHEEL] 1. a recurring period of a definite number of years, used as a measure of time 2. a period of time within which a round of regularly … English World dictionary
cycle — CYCLE. s. m. Cercle, période. Le Cycle solaire est de 28 années. Le Cycle lunaire est de 19 ans. Le Cycle de l Indiction est de 15 ans … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
cycle — CYCLE. s. m. Cercle, periode. Le cycle du soleil est de 28. années. le cycle lunaire est de 29. ans. & le cycle d indiction est de 15. ans … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Cycle — Cy cle (s? k l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cycled}. ( k ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cycling} ( kl?ng).] 1. To pass through a cycle[2] of changes; to recur in cycles. Tennyson. Darwin. [1913 Webster] 2. To ride a bicycle, tricycle, or other form of cycle.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cycle — cy cle (s? k l), v. t. To cause to pass through a cycle[2]. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cycle — ► NOUN 1) a series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order. 2) a complete sequence of changes associated with a recurring phenomenon such as an alternating current, wave, etc. 3) a series of musical or literary works composed… … English terms dictionary
