recycles
Sayree-SY-kuhlzUS/ɹəˈsaɪkəlz/UK/ˌɹiːˈsaɪkəlz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of recycle.
The plant recycles scrap metal into usable steel beams.
This company recycles its packaging to cut down on waste.
Note
Only a singular third-person subject takes the -s ending; every other present-tense subject uses bare recycle. The form also works without an object, in the ergative pattern where the material itself becomes the subject: a can that recycles easily is one that can easily be recycled. In US usage the verb extends to people as well, so a program that recycles a trainee puts them through the course again.
recycles is a form of recycle
recycle, verb: To break something down into its component materials and reuse those materials. Full entry
- Spelling
- recycle → recycles: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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