- 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.
