verb phrase · informal
go cycling
UK/ɡəʊ ˈsaɪklɪŋ/US/ɡoʊ ˈsaɪklɪŋ/go·CY·cling
Band 5-6speakingtask2
to ride a bicycle for exercise or pleasure
Examples
“We often go cycling along the river on weekends.”
“He goes cycling to work when the weather is nice.”
“She enjoys going cycling with her friends in the countryside.”
Band 8 sentence
“At the weekend I often go cycling with a group because it's both social and good exercise.”
Collocations
- go cycling in the countryside
- go cycling to work
Word family
cycle verb / nouncycling noun
Common mistakes
go to cycling→go cycling
ride cycling→go cycling / ride a bike
Say it for a higher band
5ride cycling→6ride a bike→7+go cycling
Synonyms
ride a bike
Easily confused
ride a bike
“I usually ride a bike to school, but on Sundays I go cycling with friends for fun.”
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