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   train

   /treɪn/

   verb

   • 1. teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time: "the scheme trains people for promotion" Similar instructteachcoachtutorgive lessons toschooleducateupskilledifyprimedrilldemonstrate something tomake something clear toput someone through their pacesinculcateindoctrinatecondition
   • ▪ be taught through practice and instruction over a period of time: "he trained as a plumber" Similar studylearnpreparebe taughttake instructionqualify
   • ▪ develop and improve (a mental or physical faculty) through instruction or practice: "it's a learning experience— I have to train my eyes again and refine my footwork"
   • ▪ cause (a plant) to grow in a particular direction or into a required shape: "they trained crimson ramblers over their houses"
   • ▪ undertake a course of exercise and diet in order to reach or maintain a high level of physical fitness: "she trains three times a week" Similar exercisedo exerciseswork outget into shapepractiseprepare
   • ▪ prepare (a person or animal) for a particular sport or event with a course of exercise and diet: "the horse was trained in Paris" Similar coachdrillexercisepreparepractisegroundrehearsemake readymake fit
   • ▪ reduce one's weight through diet and exercise in order to be fit for a particular event: "he trained down to heavyweight"
   • 2. point or aim something, typically a gun or camera, at: "the detective trained his gun on the side door" Similar aimpointdirectlevelline something upturn something onfix something onsightpositionfocustake aimzero in on
   • 3. go by train: dated "Charles trained to London with Emma"
   • 4. entice (someone). archaic

   noun

   • 1. a series of connected railway carriages or wagons moved by a locomotive or by integral motors: "a freight train"
   • 2. a number of vehicles or pack animals moving in a line: "a camel train" Similar processionlinefilecolumnconvoycavalcadecaravanrankstringsuccessionprogressionarrayqueue
   • ▪ a retinue of attendants accompanying an important person: "a minister and his train of attendants" Similar retinueentouragecortègefollowingstaffhouseholdcourtsuiteattendantsretainersfollowersbodyguards
   • ▪ a series of gears or other connected parts in machinery: "a train of gears"
   • ▪ a series of connected events or thoughts: "the train of events leading to Pascoe's death" Similar chainstringseriessequencesuccessionsetprogressioncoursecyclelinerowordertrailconcatenation
   • 3. a long piece of material attached to the back of a formal dress or robe that trails along the ground: "the bride wore a cream silk dress with a train" Similar tailappendage
   • 4. a trail of gunpowder for firing an explosive charge.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French train (masculine), traine (feminine), from trahiner (verb), from Latin trahere ‘pull, draw’. Early noun senses were ‘trailing part of a robe’ and ‘retinue’; the latter gave rise to ‘line of travelling people or vehicles’, later ‘a connected series of things’. The early verb sense ‘cause a plant to grow in a desired shape’ was the basis of the sense ‘instruct’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. trainability noun
   • 2. trainable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › trainTrain Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TRAIN is a connected line of railroad cars with or without a locomotive. How to use train in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Train.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRAIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to prepare someone or yourself for a job, activity, or sport, by learning skills and/or by mental or physical exercise: train as She trained as a pilot. [ + to infinitive ] John trained to be an accountant. train for She trained hard for the race, sometimes running as much as 60 miles a week.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › trainTRAIN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   to make proficient by instruction and practice, as in some art, profession, or work: to train soldiers. Synonyms: school, practice, drill, exercise. to make (a person) fit by proper exercise, diet, practice, etc., as for an athletic performance.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › trainTrain - definition of train by The Free Dictionary

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   1. ( tr) to guide or teach (to do something), as by subjecting to various exercises or experiences: to train a man to fight. 2. ( tr) to control or guide towards a specific goal: to train a plant up a wall. 3. ( intr) to do exercises and prepare for a specific purpose: the athlete trained for the Olympics.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRAIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A train is a number of carriages, cars, or trucks which are all connected together and which are pulled by an engine along a railway. Trains carry people and goods from one place to another.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitiontrain noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   a number of connected coaches or trucks, pulled by an engine or powered by a motor in each one, taking people and goods from one place to another. to get on/off a train. by train I like travelling by train. a passenger/commuter train. an express/a steam/a bullet train. to catch/take/get the train to London.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › trainTRAIN | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   TRAIN meaning: 1. a long, thin vehicle that travels along metal tracks and carries people or goods: 2. a series…. Learn more.