Meaning of train in English

train

noun

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/treɪn/

train noun (VEHICLE)

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A1 [ C ]

a railway engine connected to carriages for carrying people or to wheeled containers for carrying goods:

goods/freight/passenger train The line was closed yesterday after a goods/freight/passenger train derailed.

train to/from The train to/from Bristol has been delayed due to a signal failure.

train journey We decided to take a train journey together.

train station The architect is best known for designing the city's train station.

by train Did you come by train?

catch/take a train She caught/took the train to Edinburgh.

miss a train Hurry up, or we'll miss (= arrive too late for) the train.

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train noun (SERIES)

train of thought/events

a series of connected thoughts or events:

What amazing train of thought led you from Napoleon to global warming?

[ C ]

a line of animals, people, or things moving along together:

a wagon train

a mule/camel train

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Things collected in lines or rings

train noun (PART OF DRESS)

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the part of a long dress that spreads out onto the floor behind the person wearing it:

an elaborate wedding dress with a long train

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Idiom

put/set something in train

train

verb

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train verb (TEACH)

B1 [ I or T, I or T ]

to prepare someone or yourself for a job, activity, or sport, by learning skills and/or by mental or physical exercise:

train as She trained as a pilot.

[ + to infinitive ] John trained to be an accountant.

train for She trained hard for the race, sometimes running as much as 60 miles a week.

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to teach someone

teachShe is teaching me French.
instructHis job is to instruct people in the use of the gym equipment.
trainShe trains new hairdressers.
coachHe coaches young football players.
tutorShe tutors students in French.
educateHow much does it cost to educate a child privately?

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[ T, I or T ]

to teach a person or an animal a habit:

train someone to do something I'm trying to train my kids to pick up after themselves.

[ + to infinitive ] I had to train myself to be more assertive at work.

Try to train your mind to tune out distractions.

Working in such a difficult environment trained her not to give up when things got difficult.

These dogs are very intelligent and eager to please, so it's easy to train them.

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We're trying to train our dog to sit.
Doctors are trained to recognize the symptoms of different diseases.
I had to take an aptitude test before I began training as a nurse.
How I wish I could train the children to leave their dirty shoes at the door!
We believe that he has been training an army and storing up arms.
I have trained myself to look at the facts objectively.

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Animal (non-human) behaviour

train verb (AIM)

[ T usually + adv/prep ] formal

to aim or point a gun, camera, light, etc. at someone or something:

be trained on With five guns suddenly trained on him, he was understandably nervous.

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train verb (DIRECT GROWTH)

[ T ]

to direct the growth of a plant in a particular direction by cutting it and tying it:

be trained over The vines were trained over an arch, providing shade as well as fruit.

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train verb (SUPPLY DATA)

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in machine learning (= the study of creating computer systems that can improve their own ability to carry out tasks by analysing new data), to create or improve a computer representation of a system or process by supplying it with data:

be trained on This chatbot has been trained on a collection of customer service conversations to ensure that it can generate human-like text in an interactive context.

Deep neural nets require a lot of data to train.

Machine learning models trained with incompletely annotated datasets often make similar errors.

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(Definition of train from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

train | American Dictionary

train

noun [ C ]

/treɪn/

train noun [C] (VEHICLE)

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a railroad engine and the connected, wheeled containers it pulls along the tracks in carrying goods or people:

a freight/passenger train

a commuter train

train noun [C] (SERIES)

a line of animals, people, or things moving along together, or a series of connected thoughts or events:

a mule/wagon train

Now I’ve lost my train of thought and forgot what I was going to say.

train noun [C] (PART OF DRESS)

the part of a long dress that spreads out onto the floor behind

train

verb [ I/T ]

/treɪn/

train verb [I/T] (PREPARE)

to prepare someone or be prepared for a job, activity, or sport by learning skills or by mental or physical exercise:

[ I ] She trained as a pilot.

[ T ] He trains teachers to use new technology.

[ I ] She trained hard for the race, sometimes running as much as 60 miles a week.

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train | Business English

train

verb

/treɪn/ us

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[ T ]

to teach someone the skills and knowledge needed for a particular job or activity:

Younger recruits are considered easier to train.

It takes at least six years to train a doctor.

train sb to be/do sth We trained them to be computer specialists.

[ I ]

to learn the skills and knowledge needed for a particular job or activity:

train as sth He trained as an accountant.

train for sth Rebecca is training for her commercial truck driving certificate.

train to be/do sth They were training to be pilots.

train

noun [ C ]

/treɪn/ us

a railway engine connected to a group of vehicles for carrying people or goods:

catch/take a train He usually wakes up before dawn to catch a train just after 5 a.m.

London is two and a half hours away by train.

a commuter/freight/passenger train

a train company/operator/service

Examples of train

train

Determine if the agency trains project staff tomaintain their skills and qualifications.

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The following are examples of how agencies trained employees in new processes.

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The actual style of the sculptures suggests that the sculptors had themselves been trained in the north, as had the new architect.

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All members of this three-tier system are trained as a team and function as one.

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They were then trained to approach the source of an odour to obtain food.

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The intervention was a single motivational interview that lasted approximately 30 minutes with a doctoral-level psychologist trained and certified in motivational interviewing techniques.

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Let us take as an example the trend in modern medical training away from general practice and toward surgery, high technology, and pharmacological treatments.

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Ten different networks were trained with the 292 gene subset.

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Moreover, they seek cost effective" competency based" training methods for their maintenance tradeforce.

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They are trained on short training sessions run by the individual companies.

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A simple division is between trained designer, trained workman and client, assuming that this last person is not a trained worker of some sort.

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We are trained to think verbally rather than pictorially.

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When training in self-instructions begins, group members are usually not aware of the types of self-statements that they customarily use.

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Elizabethans, trained as they were in the discipline of formal rhetoric, often thought in such patterns.

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In the late 1960s most archaeology students had followed studies in which they were trained in physical-geographical or biological modes of thought.

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Collocations with train

train

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approaching train

Within moments of the bus becoming trapped on the crossing, an approaching train started the sequence for the operation of the level crossing.

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armoured train

Resource, tempered even with a sense of dry humour, marked the progress and ultimate halting of the armoured train which contained radio identification apparatus.

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derailed train

However, the position in the track layout of these two safety devices resulted in the derailed train stopping foul of the adjacent line.

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Translations of train

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車輛, 火車，列車, 系列…

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车辆, 火车，列车, 系列…

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आगगाडी, रांग, प्रशिक्षण घेणे…

電車, 貨物列車, 練習する…

tren, eğitmek, öğretmek…

train [masculine], enchaînement [masculine], suite [feminine]…

tren, entrenar-se, formar-se…

trein, sleep, aaneenschakeling…

மக்களை ஏற்றிச் செல்வதற்கான வண்டிகளுடன் அல்லது பொருட்களை எடுத்துச் செல்வதற்கான சக்கர கொள்கலன்களுடன் இணைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு ரயில் இயந்திரம், விலங்குகள், மனிதர்கள் அல்லது பொருட்கள் ஒன்றாக நகரும் வரிசை…

ट्रेन, संग चलने वाली पशुओं, लोगों या चीज़ों की एक पंक्ति…

રેલગાડી, પ્રાણીઓ, લોકો…

tog, slæb, række…

tåg, släp, kedja…

kereta api, leretan gaun, rentetan…

der Zug, die Schleppe, die Reihe…