retrain

verb

re·​train (ˌ)rē-ˈtrān 

retrained; retraining; retrains

transitive verb

: to train again or anew

intransitive verb

: to become trained again

retrainable

(ˌ)rē-ˈtrā-nə-bəl 

adjective

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

This allows the robot to adapt its existing skills without retraining or fine-tuning the underlying policy. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Simple exercises such as standing on one leg for 30 seconds, done regularly, can help retrain your body toward building better balance. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Wang admitted in the same speech Thursday that Unitree’s robots are still less efficient than human workers and must be retrained for every new task. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Unitree’s robots remain less efficient than human workers and must be retrained from scratch for each new task, Wang said. — Anniek Bao,jenni Reid,jenny Lee, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for retrain

• abstain
• airplane
• alkane
• arcane
• arraign
• attain
• backplane
• betaine
• biplane
• blockchain
• butane
• campaign

Kids Definition

retrain

verb

re·​train rē-ˈtrān 

1

: to train again or anew

2

: to become retrained

retrainable

-ˈtrā-nə-bəl 

adjective