train

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

trains

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

train

past (v2)

trained

past participle (v3)

trained

present participle

training

3rd person singular

trains

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Elongated or trailing portion.

   • Lace sleeves, a demure neckline, a full skirt and a relatively modest train.
   • Unfortunately, the leading bridesmaid stepped on the bride's train as they were walking down the aisle.
   • They called each other by their Christian name, were always arm in arm when they walked, pinned up each other's train for the dance, and were not to be divided in the set [..].

2. 2.Connected sequence of people or things.

   • The train arrived at the station.
   • “You want us to run a train on you?”
   • The train for Edinburgh will leave in 5 minutes.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To practice an ability.

   • She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.

2. 2.To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).

   • You can't train a pig to write poetry.
   • At least 10 lawsuits have been filed this year against A.I. companies, accusing them of training their systems on artists’ creative work without consent.

3. 3.To improve one's fitness.

   • I trained with weights all winter.

4. 4.To proceed in sequence.

Overall

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By learning goal

Everyday conversation

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General reading & writing

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Literature

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Word family

• trainer
• training