Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bicycle
Participle: bicycled
Gerund: bicycling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | bicycle |
| you | bicycle |
| he;she;it | bicycles |
| we | bicycle |
| you | bicycle |
| they | bicycle |
Perfect
| I | have bicycled |
| you | have bicycled |
| he;she;it | has bicycled |
| we | have bicycled |
| you | have bicycled |
| they | have bicycled |
Past
| I | bicycled |
| you | bicycled |
| he;she;it | bicycled |
| we | bicycled |
| you | bicycled |
| they | bicycled |
Pluperfect
| I | had bicycled |
| you | had bicycled |
| he;she;it | had bicycled |
| we | had bicycled |
| you | had bicycled |
| they | had bicycled |
Future
| I | will bicycle |
| you | will bicycle |
| he;she;it | will bicycle |
| we | will bicycle |
| you | will bicycle |
| they | will bicycle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have bicycled |
| you | will have bicycled |
| he;she;it | will have bicycled |
| we | will have bicycled |
| you | will have bicycled |
| they | will have bicycled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bicycle |
| you | bicycle |
| he;she;it | bicycle |
| we | bicycle |
| you | bicycle |
| they | bicycle |
Perfect
| I | have bicycled |
| you | have bicycled |
| he;she;it | have bicycled |
| we | have bicycled |
| you | have bicycled |
| they | have bicycled |
Imperfect
| I | bicycled |
| you | bicycled |
| he;she;it | bicycled |
| we | bicycled |
| you | bicycled |
| they | bicycled |
Pluperfect
| I | had bicycled |
| you | had bicycled |
| he;she;it | had bicycled |
| we | had bicycled |
| you | had bicycled |
| they | had bicycled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bicycle |
| you | would bicycle |
| he;she;it | would bicycle |
| we | would bicycle |
| you | would bicycle |
| they | would bicycle |
Perfect
| I | would have bicycled |
| you | would have bicycled |
| he;she;it | would have bicycled |
| we | would have bicycled |
| you | would have bicycled |
| they | would have bicycled |
Imperative
| you | bicycle |
| we | Let's bicycle |
| you | bicycle |
Verbs conjugated like 'bicycle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bicycle'
cycle,
decycle,
ecycle,
recycle,
tricycle,
unicycle,
upcycle,
barocycle,
bibble,
bile,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
3. Proto-Indo-European *dwís
4. Proto-Italic *dwis
5. Old Latin duis
6. Latin bisder.
7. French bi-
8. Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
9. Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos
10. Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der.
11. Late Latin cyclusder.
12. Middle French
13. French cycle
14. French bicyclebor.
15. English bicycle
16. Borrowed from French bicycle (modern bicyclette), from bi- (“two”) + cycle (“cycle”). By surface analysis, bi- + cycle. First attested in English in 1868, and in French in 1847.
17. (promiscuous woman): From double meaning of ride ("to transport oneself upon" vs. "to mount someone to have sex with them"). A communal bicycle would have many riders.
Verbs referencing "bicycle"
Faroese
súkkla.
Sample Sentences
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“At least it cannot be your health," said he, as his keen eyes darted over her; "so ardent a bicyclist must be full of energy.” […] “Yes, I bicycle a good deal, Mr. Holmes, and that has something to do with my visit to you to-day.” [1903 December 26, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC:]
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“Bicycling” defeated the possibility of topicality, a prime production habit of the network-trained production executives staffing the new entity. [2002, Roger Phillips Smith, The Other Face of Public Television, page 56:]
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In turn, two-inch tapes of these could be “bicycled” from one place to another across the country, thereby altering and improving production economies. [2014, Horace Newcomb, Encyclopedia of Television, page 177:]