Definition of training
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Examples of training in a Sentence
The job requires special training.
She owes her flexibility to her early training as a dancer.
He received training in first aid.
a young doctor who's still in training
She's in training for the Olympics.
Recent Examples of training from the Web
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Esa Hill's intensive offseason routine included a considerable emphasis on strength training.
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Jones said another aspect is increased training for employees.
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As a law enforcement foundation reviews how the Orlando Police Department responded to a 2016 mass shooting at a gay nightclub, the organization’s staffers say in a paper that police training and protocols may need to change.
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His plans include a June trip to California for a tournament and a July training trip to Florida.
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Irina Raicu, the director of an ethics center in Silicon Valley, explains why technologists need ethics training.
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Mladenovic has had the singles title in her sights since her early teens, when she was based on the Roland Garros grounds at the French Tennis Federation’s national training center.
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Notably, the preparation did not include lifeguard training.
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Because job training is one of the few expenditures upon which Democrats and Republicans can agree, a lot of aid money is earmarked for it in places like Janesville.
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TRAINING Defined for English Language Learners
training
playDefinition of training for English Language Learners
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: a process by which someone is taught the skills that are needed for an art, profession, or job
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: the process by which an athlete prepares for competition by exercising, practicing, etc.
TRAINING Defined for Kids
training
playDefinition of training for Students
1 : the course followed by a person or animal who trains or is being trained
2 : the skill, knowledge, or experience acquired by a person or animal who has trained “You are just in time to put your training to use …” — Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted
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