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adjective

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verb

past tense of train

as in prepared

to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years

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deconditioned

as in taught

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field will train the students in good study habits

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as in focused

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective train all your thoughts on imagining how you'd score the winning goal in the game

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as in aimed

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal trained his eyes on the distant bull's-eye

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as in equipped

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function he's so experienced that they usually use him to train new recruits

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Recent Examples of trained

Adjective

Hundreds of millions of people are using its generative AI tools each week, so people are beginning to tap into the power of these generative pre-trained transformers (GPT) and large language models (LLMs). — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Even trained and experienced guides may violate emotional or interpersonal boundaries of participants, who are in vulnerable and suggestible states brought on by the effects of the drugs themselves. — Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026 Oasis Tutoring is just one component of the national Oasis program, which connects trained volunteers, typically aged 50-plus, with students needing help across the Ramona Unified School District. — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 The use of pre-trained teacher networks and machine learning frameworks means enterprises need to make sure the machine learning supply chain is secure. — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2021

Verb

Instead, it was trained to do various goal celebrations, including ones by Haaland and Harry Kane. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026 Many have worked and trained alongside each other for years, forming bonds that transcend cultures and languages. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 According to Argentina’s Ministry of Defense, the dogs are trained to operate in complex disaster environments and perform two critical tasks alongside their handlers – locating survivors and recovering victims trapped beneath collapsed structures. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 By West Shore’s own count, all of its design consultants are trained on Hawkeye, and in 2026 about 70% of in-home sales appointments generated a Hawkeye scan. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 July 2026 The central midfielder, who has already trained with the Chelsea first team, turned down several leading European clubs in favour of continuing his development at Stamford Bridge. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 5 July 2026 They're trained in geology, formations, history, wildlife, guest safety, emergency protocols, conservation, and storytelling. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 Anthony Marrone, the Los Angeles County fire chief, told The New York Times that local fire units from Los Angeles County and Fairfax County, Virginia, are the only departments in the United States trained to work abroad. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026 The Venezuela deployment will be Whelan’s first search and rescue mission since Marrero picked and trained with her at the University of Pennsylvania. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trained

Adjective

One housebroken joey would watch television in their living room.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2021
The country’s leading art educator was the mediocre German painter Anton Raphael Mengs, who promulgated a sort of housebroken neoclassicism.

— Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2020

Definition of housebroken

Adjective

Lopes, the captain of Shamrock Rovers, who won a domestic double last season, qualified for Cape Verde through his father, Carlos, who grew up there.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Small businesses are struggling to hire, with 62% trying to fill positions but 84% unable to find qualified applicants, revealing a significant skills gap.

— Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

Definition of qualified

Adjective

Cuba’s doctors for decades have worked in developing nations such as Gambia and Venezuela, skilled in providing care with scarce resources.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Over time, people become highly skilled at succeeding within the measurement system, even if the organization itself is no better off.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of skilled

Verb

Attorneys and the judge prepared the jury charge, which contains the instructions for the panel’s deliberations, and the lawyers made their closing arguments on Monday afternoon.

— Star-Telegram staff. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
The Miami Herald has learned that at least one Caribbean country is reportedly prepared to support Persad-Bissessar’s request.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of prepared

Verb

Loeb says the group is focused on evidence, instrumentation, data analysis and collection standards.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 11 July 2026
Experts weigh in about safely dining out Advice from federal health organizations has largely focused on preparing food at home, rather than dining out.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Definition of focused

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Tehran has paused fragile negotiations with the US aimed at reaching a lasting deal to end their conflict during the multi-day funeral for Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike in February, on the first day of the war.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Trump’s executive order wiped out policies aimed at protecting transgender adults from discrimination.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of aimed

Verb

Many men, now subjected to heterosexual contempt as a culturally significant collective force for the first time, have proved less equipped to process it within the bounds of a basic social contract.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
The new stage is fully soundproofed and equipped with a technical grid and climate-control systems designed for scripted and unscripted shoots.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 11 July 2026