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

The planner can continuously replan based on incoming commands, enabling interactive changes in direction, speed, and movement style without retraining the underlying policy. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Ukraine responded by retraining its models on new data, specifically images of equipment using the new camouflage patterns. — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Instead of laying off the call center workers whose jobs the bot had partly taken over, though, Ikea has retrained them. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

The industry is essentially retraining consumers to get out to theaters instead of waiting for a film to appear in their living rooms. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 July 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