retrain
verb
re·train
(ˌ)rē-ˈtrān 
retrained; retraining; retrains
: to train again or anew
: to become trained again
Examples of retrain in a Sentence
The organization retrains people who have lost their jobs.
He is retraining for another job.
He retrained as a mechanic.
Recent Examples on the Web
Stewart drew comparisons to similar claims made around the fall of the coal industry, where politicians and industry leaders claimed miners would simply be retrained as electricians and programmers.
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Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Some Palestinians and foreign leaders say that several thousand former policemen from the Palestinian Authority, the body that ran Gaza until being pushed out by Hamas in 2007, could be retrained to fill the void.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
To fight the impact from AI, the IMF urged governments to build social safety nets and worker retraining programs.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
As the Ospreys return to flight, pilots and aircrew will retrain on basic skills before advancing to higher-level missions, Block said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2024
The district also said its teachers will be retrained in the specific social studies curriculum practices that can be used in lesson plans and teaching moving forward.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2024
If pilots had to get retrained, the cost-savings of keeping the 737 going would likely be erased, or at least greatly eroded.
—USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
The motion said that following consultation among the parties, the court is being requested to convert the retraining order into a preliminary injunction that will remain in place until the case is decided.
—John Raby, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
In New York: Gov. Kathy Hochul, who wants to change the way schools in the state teach reading, proposed spending $10 million to retrain teachers in the science of reading.
—Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Some Palestinians and foreign leaders say that several thousand former policemen from the Palestinian Authority, the body that ran Gaza until being pushed out by Hamas in 2007, could be retrained to fill the void.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
To fight the impact from AI, the IMF urged governments to build social safety nets and worker retraining programs.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
As the Ospreys return to flight, pilots and aircrew will retrain on basic skills before advancing to higher-level missions, Block said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2024
The district also said its teachers will be retrained in the specific social studies curriculum practices that can be used in lesson plans and teaching moving forward.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2024
If pilots had to get retrained, the cost-savings of keeping the 737 going would likely be erased, or at least greatly eroded.
—USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
The motion said that following consultation among the parties, the court is being requested to convert the retraining order into a preliminary injunction that will remain in place until the case is decided.
—John Raby, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
In New York: Gov. Kathy Hochul, who wants to change the way schools in the state teach reading, proposed spending $10 million to retrain teachers in the science of reading.
—Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
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“Retrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrain. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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