--- title: R — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 15 description: The 1025 words of the English dictionary under R, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/15/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / R # R — The English dictionary · page 15 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Recourse is a way of getting help or a solution when you are in trouble.[↗](../../recourse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To have recourse to something means to use it because you need to, often when other ways have failed.[↗](../../recourse/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (law, formal) Recourse is the right to ask someone to pay you back or put a wrong right.[↗](../../recourse/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Answer the questions without recourse to a calculator.[↗](../../recourse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · When the shop would not refund the broken toy, Mum's only recourse was to complain to the manager.[↗](../../recourse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The sailors had no recourse but to swim for the shore.[↗](../../recourse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Teachers should have recourse to punishment only when talking fails.[↗](../../recourse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If the company cheats you, you have recourse to the law.[↗](../../recourse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Without any recourse to the map, she found the way home.[↗](../../recourse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our last recourse was to ring Grandad for a lift.[↗](../../recourse/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But Jokwa had recourse to magic.[↗](../../recourse/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **recover** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To recover means to get well again after an illness or injury.[↗](../../recover/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To recover means to get back something that was lost or stolen.[↗](../../recover/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To recover from a shock or bad event means to feel normal again.[↗](../../recover/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To recover can mean to get back into a good position, as in a game.[↗](../../recover/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandpa is recovering from his operation.[↗](../../recover/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The police recovered the stolen bike.[↗](../../recover/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It took me a week to recover from the flu.[↗](../../recover/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The team recovered and won the match.[↗](../../recover/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She quickly recovered from the shock.[↗](../../recover/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Drink plenty of water to help you recover.[↗](../../recover/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I am afraid that he will never recover.”[↗](../../recover/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Three times did Joash smite him, and recovered the cities of Israel.[↗](../../recover/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.13.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../recover/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?[↗](../../recover/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.8.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../recover/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the Lord awaked as one asleep, like a mighty man recovering from wine.[↗](../../recover/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.78.65, JPS 1917)[↗](../../recover/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **recoverable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Able to be got back after being lost, deleted or stolen.[↗](../../recoverable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (of a person or an illness) Able to get better.[↗](../../recoverable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (money) Able to be paid back or claimed back.[↗](../../recoverable/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Don't panic, the deleted homework is recoverable from the bin folder.[↗](../../recoverable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said the damage to his knee was recoverable.[↗](../../recoverable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Only half of the lost money was recoverable.[↗](../../recoverable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Is the data on this broken phone recoverable?[↗](../../recoverable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship sank so deep that it was not recoverable.[↗](../../recoverable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The costs of the trip are recoverable if it is cancelled.[↗](../../recoverable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Most mistakes in a draft are easily recoverable.[↗](../../recoverable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **recovery** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Recovery is getting better after being ill, hurt or upset.[↗](../../recovery/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Recovery is getting back something that was lost or stolen.[↗](../../recovery/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A recovery is when something, like a business or a team, gets back to a good state after a bad time.[↗](../../recovery/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (formal) Recovery can mean getting useful material back from waste, as in recycling.[↗](../../recovery/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad made a full recovery after his operation.[↗](../../recovery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We wish you a speedy recovery\![↗](../../recovery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The team made a great recovery to win 3–2.[↗](../../recovery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The police announced the recovery of the stolen paintings.[↗](../../recovery/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In first aid, we learned the recovery position.[↗](../../recovery/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A recovery truck towed our broken car away.[↗](../../recovery/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The town's recovery after the flood took months.[↗](../../recovery/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Your royal highness must be on the high road to recovery from your illness," said he.[↗](../../recovery/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **recreate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To make something again so that it is like it was before.[↗](../../recreate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To copy or act out a past event, scene or picture.[↗](../../recreate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (less common, pronounced «REK-ree-ate») To relax and enjoy yourself; this sense is usually spelt «re-create» the other way round, so see notes.[↗](../../recreate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We recreated a Roman kitchen in the classroom.[↗](../../recreate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you recreate the drawing from memory?[↗](../../recreate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists recreated the experiment and got the same result.[↗](../../recreate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The film recreates life in a Victorian school.[↗](../../recreate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I lost my password list and had to recreate it.[↗](../../recreate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's recreate the photo we took when we were little.[↗](../../recreate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum recreated a dinosaur skeleton from bones and casts.[↗](../../recreate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **recreation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Things people do for fun and relaxation in their free time, like sport, games and hobbies.[↗](../../recreation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (pronounced re-create-ion, often with a hyphen: re-creation) Making something again, or a copy of something old: a re-creation of a Viking village.[↗](../../recreation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We play football at the recreation ground.[↗](../../recreation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Swimming is my favourite recreation.[↗](../../recreation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The new recreation centre has a climbing wall.[↗](../../recreation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Kids need time for recreation after school.[↗](../../recreation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (UK informal) Meet us at the rec after lunch.[↗](../../recreation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If she spends 2 hours a day on recreation, how many hours is that in a week?[↗](../../recreation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum built a re-creation of a castle kitchen.[↗](../../recreation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **recreational** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Done for fun, relaxing and enjoyment in your free time, not for work: recreational sport.[↗](../../recreational/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Used for fun and play: a recreational area, a recreational vehicle (RV).[↗](../../recreational/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (of drugs) Taken for pleasure, not as medicine — still often illegal and harmful.[↗](../../recreational/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Swimming is my favourite recreational activity.[↗](../../recreational/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The town built a new recreational ground.[↗](../../recreational/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They travelled in a recreational vehicle.[↗](../../recreational/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Recreational fishing is allowed on the lake.[↗](../../recreational/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many adults play recreational football at weekends.[↗](../../recreational/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Recreational drugs can seriously harm your health.[↗](../../recreational/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **recruit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* verb To find and get new people to join a group, team, army or company.[↗](../../recruit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* noun A new member, especially of the army or police.[↗](../../recruit/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* verb (informal) To get someone to help you: «I recruited my sister to help clean.».[↗](../../recruit/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The football club is recruiting new players.[↗](../../recruit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The army recruits trained hard at camp.[↗](../../recruit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I recruited my friends to help with the bake sale.[↗](../../recruit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The school wants to recruit more volunteers.[↗](../../recruit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She was recruited as a lifeguard for the summer.[↗](../../recruit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The new recruit was nervous on his first day.[↗](../../recruit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It was the colonel himself who came with the patrol, and he was not a little surprised when he found the recruit safe and sound.[↗](../../recruit/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rectangle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rectangle is a flat shape with four straight sides and four square corners (right angles).[↗](../../rectangle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Its opposite sides are equal and parallel.[↗](../../rectangle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A square is a special rectangle with all four sides equal.[↗](../../rectangle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A rectangle is 8 cm long and 5 cm wide.[↗](../../rectangle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Find the perimeter of the rectangle.[↗](../../rectangle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The area of the rectangle is 24 square meters.[↗](../../rectangle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A rectangle has a length of 10 and a width of 4.[↗](../../rectangle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A door is shaped like a rectangle.[↗](../../rectangle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Every square is a rectangle, but not every rectangle is a square.[↗](../../rectangle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A rectangle has four right angles.[↗](../../rectangle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Fold the rectangle along its line of symmetry.[↗](../../rectangle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw a rectangle on squared paper and count the squares inside.[↗](../../rectangle/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **rectangular** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rectangular means shaped like a rectangle, with four straight sides and square corners.[↗](../../rectangular/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A rectangular box or room (a cuboid, or rectangular prism) has rectangle faces.[↗](../../rectangular/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 7 m wide.[↗](../../rectangular/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How much fence goes around the rectangular field?[↗](../../rectangular/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A rectangular box is 4 by 3 by 2 inches.[↗](../../rectangular/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rectangular pool has an area of 50 square meters.[↗](../../rectangular/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our classroom has rectangular tables.[↗](../../rectangular/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A brick is a rectangular block.[↗](../../rectangular/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A shoebox is a rectangular prism.[↗](../../rectangular/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The envelope is rectangular, not square.[↗](../../rectangular/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **rectified** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Put right; corrected.[↗](../../rectified/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* The mistake was rectified.[↗](../../rectified/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) Changed from alternating current into direct current in electricity (advanced).[↗](../../rectified/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The spelling mistake was rectified before printing.[↗](../../rectified/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Once the error was rectified, the answer was 64.[↗](../../rectified/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The leak in the roof has been rectified.[↗](../../rectified/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She rectified her mistake by saying sorry.[↗](../../rectified/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop rectified the wrong price at once.[↗](../../rectified/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fault in the computer was quickly rectified.[↗](../../rectified/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **rectilinear** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Made of straight lines.[↗](../../rectilinear/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Moving in a straight line.[↗](../../rectilinear/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (maths) A rectilinear shape has only straight sides, often with right angles, like an L-shape or a rectangle.[↗](../../rectilinear/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Find the perimeter of the rectilinear shape.[↗](../../rectilinear/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An L-shape is a rectilinear shape.[↗](../../rectilinear/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Split the rectilinear shape into two rectangles.[↗](../../rectilinear/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A circle is not rectilinear because it is curved.[↗](../../rectilinear/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The car moved in rectilinear motion along the straight road.[↗](../../rectilinear/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The new library has a rectilinear design with flat walls and square corners.[↗](../../rectilinear/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw a rectilinear shape with six sides.[↗](../../rectilinear/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rector** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) A rector is a priest in charge of a parish in the Church of England, the Episcopal Church or the Catholic Church.[↗](../../rector/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (school) In some schools, colleges and universities, especially in Scotland and some other countries, the rector is the head.[↗](../../rector/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The house a rector lives in is the rectory.[↗](../../rector/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rector welcomed everyone at the church door.[↗](../../rector/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The rector visited Grandma in hospital.[↗](../../rector/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We had the fête in the rectory garden.[↗](../../rector/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The new rector is a woman who loves gardening.[↗](../../rector/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In Scotland, the rector of the school gave out the prizes.[↗](../../rector/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The rector read the banns for the wedding.[↗](../../rector/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **recumbent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Lying down, especially on your back or leaning back.[↗](../../recumbent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A recumbent bicycle or bike is one you ride sitting back in a low seat with your legs in front.[↗](../../recumbent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) A short name for a recumbent bicycle.[↗](../../recumbent/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cat lay recumbent in the sun.[↗](../../recumbent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandad uses a recumbent exercise bike at the gym.[↗](../../recumbent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The statue shows a recumbent knight on top of his tomb.[↗](../../recumbent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She rides a recumbent to school and it looks very low.[↗](../../recumbent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The patient stayed in a recumbent position after the operation.[↗](../../recumbent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A recumbent bike is easier on your back.[↗](../../recumbent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The lions were recumbent under the tree.[↗](../../recumbent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Hypnus is sometimes depicted standing erect with closed eyes; at others he is in a recumbent position beside his brother Thanatos, and usually bears a poppy-stalk in his hand.[↗](../../recumbent/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **recuperation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Getting better and stronger after an illness, injury or tiring time.[↗](../../recuperation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Getting back something lost, such as energy or money (less common).[↗](../../recuperation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After the operation she needed six weeks of recuperation.[↗](../../recuperation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sleep helps the body's recuperation.[↗](../../recuperation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The footballer went home for recuperation.[↗](../../recuperation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma's recuperation was slow but steady.[↗](../../recuperation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A week at the seaside was perfect for recuperation.[↗](../../recuperation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Muscles need recuperation after hard exercise.[↗](../../recuperation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The soldiers were sent away for rest and recuperation.[↗](../../recuperation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **recur** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To recur means to happen again, often more than once.[↗](../../recur/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths) A recurring decimal is a decimal in which a digit or group of digits repeats for ever, like 0.333….[↗](../../recur/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To recur means to come back into your mind again, like a thought or a dream.[↗](../../recur/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* One third written as a decimal is 0.3 recurring.[↗](../../recur/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · If the pain recurs, go back to the doctor.[↗](../../recur/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The same mistake recurred in every one of his sums.[↗](../../recur/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She had a recurring dream about flying over the sea.[↗](../../recur/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Floods recur in that valley almost every spring.[↗](../../recur/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Two thirds is 0.6 recurring, which we round to 0.67.[↗](../../recur/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The idea kept recurring to him all through the lesson.[↗](../../recur/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The villain is a recurring character in the cartoon.[↗](../../recur/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Parallels.--The well-known story of the Pied Piper of Hameln (Hamelin), immortalised by Browning, will at once recur to every reader's mind.[↗](../../recur/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **recurrence** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A recurrence is when something happens again, especially something bad like an illness or a problem.[↗](../../recurrence/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths, formal) A recurrence is a rule where each number in a pattern is found from the ones before it.[↗](../../recurrence/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school changed the lock to prevent a recurrence of the break-in.[↗](../../recurrence/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor watched for any recurrence of the fever.[↗](../../recurrence/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a recurrence of flooding after the heavy rain.[↗](../../recurrence/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We hope there will be no recurrence of this bad behaviour.[↗](../../recurrence/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Fibonacci numbers come from a recurrence: add the two numbers before.[↗](../../recurrence/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The headteacher wrote that she wanted no recurrence of the fight.[↗](../../recurrence/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The recurrence of the noise made the dog bark.[↗](../../recurrence/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **recurrent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Happening again and again, many times: a recurrent dream.[↗](../../recurrent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths, advanced) A recurring decimal repeats forever: 1 ÷ 3 = 0.333…[↗](../../recurrent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") (the usual word is «recurring»).[↗](../../recurrent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He has a recurrent dream about flying.[↗](../../recurrent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Flooding is a recurrent problem in this town.[↗](../../recurrent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Friendship is a recurrent theme in her books.[↗](../../recurrent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor asked about her recurrent coughs.[↗](../../recurrent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · 2 ÷ 3 gives a recurring decimal, 0.666….[↗](../../recurrent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Recurrent rain ruined our holiday.[↗](../../recurrent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **recurring** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Happening again and again.[↗](../../recurring/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths, UK) A decimal where a digit or group of digits repeats forever, like 0.333….[↗](../../recurring/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* One third as a decimal is 0.3 recurring.[↗](../../recurring/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I have a recurring dream about flying.[↗](../../recurring/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Leaks are a recurring problem in our old house.[↗](../../recurring/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The recurring character appears in every book of the series.[↗](../../recurring/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · 1 ÷ 11 gives 0.09 recurring.[↗](../../recurring/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Headaches can be a recurring problem for some people.[↗](../../recurring/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Life in the Golden Age was one unceasing round of ever-recurring pleasures unmarred by sorrow or care.[↗](../../recurring/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **recyclable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Recyclable means able to be recycled — collected and made into new things instead of being thrown away.[↗](../../recyclable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Glass bottles are recyclable.[↗](../../recyclable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Put recyclable things in the blue bin.[↗](../../recyclable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Is this yoghurt pot recyclable?[↗](../../recyclable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Look for the recycling symbol to see if it's recyclable.[↗](../../recyclable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Crisp packets are often not recyclable.[↗](../../recyclable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The company switched to recyclable packaging.[↗](../../recyclable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **recycle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To recycle something is to collect it after use so it can be broken down and made into something new, like turning old bottles into new ones.[↗](../../recycle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To recycle is also to use something again, for the same or a new purpose, instead of throwing it away.[↗](../../recycle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To recycle an idea or joke is to use it again, often when it is no longer fresh.[↗](../../recycle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We recycle our cans and bottles every week.[↗](../../recycle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · This notebook is made from recycled paper.[↗](../../recycle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rinse the yogurt pot before you recycle it.[↗](../../recycle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Glass can be recycled again and again.[↗](../../recycle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class recycled old boxes into a castle model.[↗](../../recycle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Batteries must not go in the normal bin; take them to be recycled.[↗](../../recycle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Not all plastic can be recycled.[↗](../../recycle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He recycled the same joke from last year.[↗](../../recycle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) … [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/14/) **15** [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/16/) … [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/55/) - ← previous: [page 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/14/) - next →: [page 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/16/) - ↑ back to [The English 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