Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense recycles, present participle recycling, past tense, past participle recycled
verb
If you recycle things that have already been used, such as bottles or sheets of paper, you process them so that they can be used again.
The objective would be to recycle 98 per cent of domestic waste. [VERB noun]
All glass bottles which can't be refilled can be recycled. [VERB noun]
It is printed on recycled paper. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: reprocess, reuse, salvage, reclaim More Synonyms of recycle
recyclinguncountable noun
...a recycling scheme.
recycle in British English
(riːˈsaɪkəl)
verb(transitive)
1.
to pass (a substance) through a system again for further treatment or use
2.
to reclaim (packaging or products with a limited useful life) for further use
3.
to institute a different cycle of processes or events in (a machine, system, etc)
4.
to repeat (a series of operations)
noun
5.
the repetition of a fixed sequence of events
Derived forms
recyclable (reˈcyclable) or recycleable (reˈcycleable)
adjective, noun
recycle in American English
(riˈsaɪkəl)
verb transitiveWord forms: reˈcycled or reˈcycling
1.
to pass through a cycle or part of a cycle again, as for checking, treating, etc.
2.
to use again and again, as a single supply of water in cooling, washing, diluting, etc.
3.
a.
to treat or process in order to use again
recycle aluminum cans
b.
to gather up and turn in (empty bottles and cans, old newspapers, etc.) to be so treated or processed
4.
to alter or adapt to a new use or function
recycle an old tenement into condominiums
5.
to use again; bring back; reuse
recycle a speech from a previous campaign
verb intransitive
6.
to pass through a cycle, system, etc. and return to the starting point again or repeatedly
the electronic flash recycles in 5 seconds; the water recycles through the cooling system
7.
to engage in recycling empty bottles, old newspapers, etc.
Derived forms
recyclable (reˈcyclable) (riˈsaɪkləbəl)
adjective
recycler (reˈcycler) (riˈsaɪklər; riˈsaɪkələr)
noun
Examples of 'recycle' in a sentence
recycle
In my family we used to simply recycle unwanted gifts.
The Sun (2016)
You have to buy assets that you can recycle.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
As an artist, she collects anything that can be recycled as sculpture.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We'll just unfold it and pop it in the recycling bin.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Councils are themselves partly to blame: by raising charges at recycling centres and cutting the opening hours they encourage the vandals.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Waste companies said they were issuing more notices to households that their recycling bin could not be collected because it contained items that could not be recycled.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We are building more recycling plants, making Sharjah a hub for recycling.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A much-needed injection of fun from the man who once added a chimney that blows smoke rings to a recycling plant.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Some of Britain's biggest coffee shop chains have signed up to a scheme to boost recycling of takeaway cups.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Then he put the empty carton in the correct recycling box as if he lived there.
The Sun (2010)
The green theme means they will also have a herb garden and recycling bin.
The Sun (2008)
Then beg a few wire freezer baskets at your recycling centre.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Will the items you choose scupper your recycling system?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Yard waste can be recycled by composting.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
The plastic panels can then be recycled easily.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
This prompted a lot of calls for stricter home recycling schemes.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Just dig it out of the recycling bin and glue it to the fridge.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
My recycling centre allowed me to take only two bags per week.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The recycling box has a home and parcels can be left by the postman when we are out.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Empty beer cans are piled high in green plastic recycling boxes on a garden wall behind the property.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We're constantly looking for old cars that we can recycle and use again.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The company secured a 17m funding package to build a plastics recycling plant this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But on Monday new laws will force shops to provide facilities for recycling used cells.
The Sun (2010)
Do not use the air intake for ventilation; use instead the recycle device if you have one.
Turner, Roger Newman The Hayfever Handbook - a summer survival guide (1988)
Nearly 85 per cent have recycling measures in place and just under half are sourcing sustainable or ethical products.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They shoved again and recycled.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It recycles 40 per cent now.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It has already recycled 125,000 tonnes of IT equipment.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
recycle
British English: recycle /riːˈsaɪkl/ VERB
If you recycle things that have already been used, such as bottles or sheets of paper, you do things to them so that they can be used again.
The objective would be to recycle 98 per cent of domestic waste.
American English: recycle
Arabic: يُعْيدُ اِسْتِخْدام
Brazilian Portuguese: reciclar
Chinese: 循环再用
Croatian: reciklirati
Czech: recyklovat
Danish: genbruge
Dutch: recyclen
European Spanish: reciclar
Finnish: kierrättää
French: recycler
German: wiederverwerten
Greek: ανακυκλώνω
Italian: riciclare
Japanese: 再生利用する
Korean: 재활용하다
Norwegian: resirkulere
Polish: zawrócić do obiegu
European Portuguese: reciclar
Romanian: a recicla
Russian: повторно использовать
Latin American Spanish: reciclar
Swedish: återvinna
Thai: นำกลับมาใช้อีก
Turkish: geri dönüştürmek
Ukrainian: повторно використовувати
Vietnamese: tái chế
Chinese translation of 'recycle'
recycle
(riːˈsaɪkl)
vt
再生利用 (zàishēng lìyòng)
(verb)
Definition
to reprocess (something already used) for further use
All glass bottles that can't be refilled can be recycled.
Synonyms
reprocess
reuse
salvage
They studied flight recorders salvaged from the wreckage.
reclaim
Education was to reclaim him.
save
a final attempt to save 40,000 jobs
freecycle
Additional synonyms
in the sense of reclaim
Definition
to recover (useful substances) from waste products
Education was to reclaim him.
Synonyms
rescue,
save,
reform,
salvage,
redeem,
win back
in the sense of salvage
Definition
to save (goods or property) from shipwreck, destruction, or waste
They studied flight recorders salvaged from the wreckage.