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recycle

/ɹəˈsaɪkəl/ verb A2
  1. To break down and reuse component materials. (transitive) · Both paper and plastic can be recycled.
  2. To reuse as a whole. (figuratively, transitive)
  3. To collect or place in a bin for recycling. (intransitive, transitive)
  4. To be recycled. (intransitive) · Sulfur recycles in the sulfur cycle.
  5. To discard into a recycling bin. (US)
  6. To put (a person) through a course of training again. (US, transitive)
  7. To skate toward the rear of the engagement zone to maximize the time that an opposing jammer must spend before returning to the action.

He/she/it recycles · Past recycled · Past participle recycled · -ing form recycling

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Verb forms

Base form
recycle
He/she/it
recycles
Past
recycled
Past participle
recycled
-ing form
recycling

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They needed to make a presentation about recycling in their town.
The Group Project, p. 1 · B1

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