cycle
gb/sˈaɪkəl/ us/sˈaɪkəl/
A2
English
~ 2400
ciklus, körforgás, bicikli, kerékpár, motor, biciklizik, kerékpározik, motorozik, ciklikusan vált, ki-be kapcsol, végiglépked
NOUN
B1
1
Usage pattern:
a [time/day/year] cycle
The water cycle describes how water moves through the environment.
A víz körforgása azt mutatja be, hogyan mozog a víz a környezetben.
The business cycle affects employment rates.
A gazdasági ciklus hatással van a foglalkoztatottsági mutatókra.
In nature, many processes follow a regular cycle.
Learner examples
The seasons change in a yearly cycle.
Az évszakok éves ciklusban váltakoznak.
Plants grow and die in a cycle.
A növények növekedése és pusztulása ciklusban ismétlődik.
The moon has a cycle of phases.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cycle' with 'circle'. A 'cycle' is about time or events; a 'circle' is a shape.
Meaning
A set of events that repeats
Collocations
life cycle
|economic cycle
|seasonal cycle
|water cycle
|boom-and-bust cycle
Synonyms
sequence (Focuses on the order of events but not necessarily repetition.)
|
rotation (Emphasizes returning to a starting point, often used in schedules or physical movement.)
Antonyms
randomness (The absence of any predictable or repeating order.)
Themes
time
|science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A group of events that happen again and again in the same way.
A set of related events or actions that happen in the same order and are repeated.
NOUN
A2
2
Usage pattern:
ride a cycle
She rides her cycle to work every day.
Mindennap biciklivel jár dolgozni.
He bought a new racing cycle.
Vett egy új versenykerékpárt.
The city has built new cycle lanes.
Learner examples
I go to school by cycle.
Biciklivel járok iskolába.
He has a red cycle.
Van egy piros biciklije.
We ride cycles in the park.
Common mistake:
Some learners think 'cycle' only means bicycle, but it can also mean motorcycle in some contexts.
Meaning
A bicycle or motorcycle
Collocations
ride a cycle
|motor cycle
|cycle lane
Synonyms
bike (Common informal term for bicycle or motorcycle.)
Themes
transportation
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A bike or motorbike.
A bicycle or motorcycle, especially in informal use.
VERB
A2
3
Usage pattern:
cycle to [a place]
I usually cycle to the office.
Általában biciklivel megyek az irodába.
They cycled across the country for charity.
Jótékonysági célból kerékpárral átszelték az országot.
She cycles to school every morning.
Learner examples
I cycle to my friend's house.
Biciklivel megyek a barátomhoz.
He cycles in the park.
A parkban biciklizik.
We cycle to school together.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse 'cycle' (verb) with 'circle' (verb), which means to move around something in a circular path.
Meaning
Travel using a bicycle or motorbike
Collocations
cycle to work
|cycle home
|cycle across town
Synonyms
bike (Informal verb meaning to ride a bicycle.)
Themes
transportation
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To ride a bike or motorbike.
To travel using a bicycle or motorcycle.
VERB
B2
TECHNICAL
4
The program cycles through different screens automatically.
A program automatikusan újra és újra végiglépked a különböző képernyőkön.
The machine cycles between heating and cooling modes.
A gép ciklikusan vált a fűtési és a hűtési mód között.
The system will cycle until it completes all tasks.
Learner examples
The lights cycle from red to green.
A lámpák ismétlődően pirosról zöldre váltanak.
The fan cycles on and off.
A ventilátor ki-be kapcsol.
The computer cycles through the pictures.
Meaning
Move repeatedly through stages
Collocations
cycle through options
|cycle between modes
Synonyms
rotate (Can imply moving between tasks or roles in turn.)
|
recur (Focuses on happening again, often at intervals.)
Antonyms
stop (To bring the repeated process to an end.)
Themes
science
|technology
|time
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To go through the same steps again and again.
To go through a series of stages, processes, or states repeatedly.
Grammar
Dictionary form
cycle
IPA
GB/sˈaɪkəl/
US/sˈaɪkəl/
Syllables & stress
cycle (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (cycle)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: cycle
- Plural: cycles
Verb
- Base: cycle
- 3rd Person Singular: cycles
- Present Participle: cycling
- Past: cycled
Word family
Expressions
break the cycle
1/bɹˈeɪk ðə sˈaɪkəl/
fixed phrase
Stop a repeating pattern
To stop something bad from happening again and again.
Examples
- Education can help break the cycle of poverty.
- We need to break the cycle of violence in our community.
life cycle
1/lˈaɪf sˈaɪkəl/
fixed phrase
Stages from birth to death
All the stages from the start to the end of life or use.
Examples
- The butterfly’s life cycle includes egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages.
- Understanding a product's life cycle helps in marketing.
vicious cycle
2/vˈɪʃəs sˈaɪkəl/
idiom
self-reinforcing negative cycle
A bad cycle where one problem leads to another problem, and this keeps happening so that things get worse and worse.
Examples
- Debt and poverty can create a vicious cycle.
- Debt can quickly become a vicious cycle if you keep borrowing to pay old loans.
- Lack of sleep leads to stress, which leads to more lack of sleep—a vicious cycle.
- The company was stuck in a vicious cycle of falling sales and cost-cutting.