train
- train
verb
1》 teach (a person or animal) a skill or type of behaviour through regular practice and instruction.
↘be taught in such a way.
2》 make or become physically fit through a course of exercise and diet.
3》 (train something on) point or aim something at.
4》 cause (a plant) to grow in a particular direction or into a required shape.
5》 dated go by train.
6》 archaic entice (someone).
noun
1》 a series of railway carriages or wagons moved as a unit by a locomotive or by integral motors.
2》 a number of vehicles or pack animals moving in a line.
↘a retinue of attendants accompanying an important person.
3》 a series of connected events or thoughts.
4》 a long piece of trailing material attached to the back of a formal dress or robe.
5》 a series of gears or other connected parts in machinery.
6》 a trail of gunpowder for firing an explosive charge.
Phrases
in train in progress.
in the train of following behind.
in (or out of) training undergoing (or no longer undergoing) physical training for a sporting event.
↘physically fit (or unfit) as a result of this.
Derivatives
trainability noun
trainable adjective
training noun
trainload noun
Origin
ME (as a noun in the sense 'delay'): from OFr. train (masculine), traine (fem.), from trahiner (v.), from L. trahere 'pull, draw'.
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train n — train v … English expressions
train — [ trɛ̃ ] n. m. • XIIe; de traîner I ♦ 1 ♦ Vx File de bêtes de somme qui suivent qqn. Train de mulets. ♢ Mod. File de choses traînées ou entraînées. « Un train de péniches derrière un remorqueur » (Vercel). Train de bois de flottage : troncs d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
train — TRAIN. s. m. Alleure. Il se dit principalement des chevaux, & autres bestes de voiture. Le train de ce cheval est doux, est incommode. ce cheval va grand train. il se fait tard, allons bon train, grand train. ce cocher nous a menez beau train. On … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Train — Train, n. [F. train, OF. tra[ i]n, trahin; cf. (for some of the senses) F. traine. See {Train}, v.] 1. That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement. [Obs.] Now to my charms, and to my wily trains. Milton.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Train — Train, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Training}.] [OF. trahiner, tra[ i]ner,F. tra[^i]ner, LL. trahinare, trainare, fr. L. trahere to draw. See {Trail}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To draw along; to trail; to drag. [1913 Webster] In… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Train — (engl. und frz. ‚Zug‘) bezeichnet: Train (Niederbayern), einen Ort im Landkreis Kelheim Train (militärisch), einen militärischen Transport mit Pferden Train (Band), eine US amerikanische Alternative Band Train (Geräusch), ein Meeresgeräusch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Train — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Train Información personal Origen San Francisco, California, Estados Unidos Estado Activo … Wikipedia Español
train — [trān] n. [ME traine < OFr trahin < trahiner, to draw on < VL * traginare < L trahere, to pull, DRAW] 1. something that hangs down and drags behind; specif., a) a part of a dress, skirt, etc. that trails b) the tail feathers of a bird … English World dictionary
Train — 〈[ trɛ̃:] österr. a. [trɛ:n] m. 6〉 = Tross (1) [frz. <lat. trahere „ziehen, schleppen“] * * * Train [trɛ̃; französisch, zu traîner »(nach)ziehen«] der, s/ s, Militärwesen: von Friedrich II … Universal-Lexikon
train — ► VERB 1) teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through regular practice and instruction. 2) be taught in such a way. 3) make or become physically fit through a course of exercise and diet. 4) (train on) point… … English terms dictionary
Train — Train, v. i. 1. To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company. [1913 Webster] 2. To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical contest; as, to train for a boat race. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
