train

noun (1)

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\ ˈtrān

Definition of train

(Entry 1 of 3)

1a : a connected line of railroad cars with or without a locomotive

b : an automotive tractor with one or more trailer units

2a : retinue, suite

b : a moving file of persons, vehicles, or animals

3a : an orderly succession a train of thought

b : order of occurrence leading to some result —often used in the phrase in trainthis humiliating process had been in train for decades— Paul Fussell

c : accompanying or resultant circumstances : aftermath consequences the discovery will bring in its train

4 : a series of moving mechanical parts (such as gears) that transmit and modify motion a gear train

5 : a part of a gown that trails behind the wearer

6 : the vehicles, personnel, and sometimes animals that furnish supply, maintenance, and evacuation services to a combat unit

7 : a series of parts or elements that together constitute a system for producing a result and especially for carrying on a process (as of manufacture) automatically

8 : a line of combustible material laid to lead fire to a charge

train

verb

trained; training; trains

Definition of train (Entry 2 of 3)

transitive verb

1a : to teach so as to make fit, qualified, or proficient

b : to form by instruction, discipline, or drill

2 : to make prepared (as by exercise) for a test of skill

3 : to direct the growth of (a plant) usually by bending, pruning, and tying

4 : to aim at an object or objective : direct trained his camera on the deer training every effort toward success

5 : trail, drag

intransitive verb

1 : to undergo instruction, discipline, or drill

2 : to go by train

train

noun (2)

Definition of train (Entry 3 of 3)

obsolete

: scheme, trick

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Verb

teach, instruct, educate, train, discipline, school mean to cause to acquire knowledge or skill. teach applies to any manner of imparting information or skill so that others may learn. taught us a lot about our planet instruct suggests methodical or formal teaching. instructs raw recruits in military drill educate implies development of the mind. more things than formal schooling serve to educate a person train stresses instruction and drill with a specific end in view. trained foreign pilots to operate the new aircraft discipline implies training in habits of order and precision. a disciplined mind school implies training or disciplining especially in what is hard to master. schooled the horse in five gaits

Examples of train in a Sentence

Verb He was never formally trained as a chef. I've been trained in first aid. I'm training her to take over my job when I retire. My boss is training me on the new equipment. We need to train more nurses. They are highly trained professionals. I'm training to be a nurse. I trained at that hospital. He's training as a chef. She had to train her mind to think scientifically.