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   Train

   /trān/

   

   verb

   • 1. teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behavior through practice and instruction over a period of time: "the plan trains people for promotion" Similar instructteachcoachtutorgive lessons toschooleducateupskilledifyprimedrilldemonstrate something tomake something clear toput someone through their pacesinculcateindoctrinatecondition
   • ▪ be taught through practice and instruction over a period of time: "he trained as a classicist" Similar studylearnpreparebe taughttake instructionqualify
   • ▪ develop and improve (a mental or physical faculty) through instruction or practice: "it's a learning experience— I have to train my eyes again and refine my footwork"
   • ▪ cause (a plant) to grow in a particular direction or into a required shape: "they trained roses over their houses"
   • ▪ undertake a course of exercise and diet in order to reach or maintain a high level of physical fitness: "she trains three times a week" Similar exercisedo exerciseswork outget into shapepracticeprepare
   • ▪ cause to undertake a course of physical exercise: "the horse was trained in Paris" Similar coachdrillexercisepreparepracticegroundrehearsemake readymake fit
   • ▪ reduce one's weight through diet and exercise in order to be fit for a particular event: "he trained down to middleweight"
   • 2. point or aim something, typically a gun or camera, at: "the detective trained his gun on the side door" Similar aimpointdirectlevelline something upturn something onfix something onsightpositionfocustake aimzero in on
   • 3. go by train: dated "Charles trained to Chicago with Emily"
   • 4. entice (someone) by offering pleasure or a reward. archaic

   noun

   • 1. a series of railroad cars moved as a unit by a locomotive or by integral motors: "a freight train"
   • 2. a succession of vehicles or pack animals traveling in the same direction: "a camel train" Similar processionlinefilecolumnconvoycavalcadecaravanrankstringsuccessionprogressionarrayqueue
   • ▪ a retinue of attendants accompanying an important person: "a minister and his train of attendants" Similar retinueentouragecortègefollowingstaffhouseholdcourtsuiteattendantsretainersfollowersbodyguards
   • ▪ a series of gears or other connected parts in machinery: "a train of gears"
   • ▪ a series of connected events: "you may be setting in motion a train of events that will cause harm" Similar chainstringseriessequencesuccessionsetprogressioncoursecyclelinerowordertrailconcatenation
   • 3. a long piece of material attached to the back of a formal dress or robe that trails along the ground: "the bride wore a cream silk dress with a train" Similar tailappendage
   • 4. a trail of gunpowder for firing an explosive charge.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French train (masculine), traine (feminine), from trahiner (verb), from Latin trahere ‘pull, draw’. Early noun senses were ‘trailing part of a robe’ and ‘retinue’; the latter gave rise to ‘line of traveling people or vehicles’, later ‘a connected series of things’. The early verb sense ‘cause a plant to grow in a desired shape’ was the basis of the sense ‘instruct’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. trainability noun
   • 2. trainable adjective

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   A train is a series of connected railroad cars, a long line of moving people, animals, or vehicles, or a part of a gown that trails behind the wearer. It can also mean a series of consequences, events, or thoughts. See synonyms, examples, and related terms from various sources.

   1.	Train - Public Transport Provided By A ...
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   3.	train - a procession (of wagons or mules ...
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   To train means to teach a skill. If you train your cat to use the toilet, your family will be amazed. ... Spanish-English dictionary, translator, and learning.