train

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈtrān

plural trains

: a connected line of railroad cars with or without a locomotive

traveled the country by train

A train puffs across the Railroad Connection Bridge …

Helen Cooper

: an automotive tractor with one or more trailer units

Tractor trains can operate not only within a plant but also outdoors between plants. These trains are especially useful where loads are too bulky or heavy for forklift trucks …

Joseph C. Quinlan

The [farm] tractor was 11.52 tonnes and the trailer 18.30 tonnes, giving a train weight of 29.82 tonnes.

Farmers Guardian (Preston, England)

: the retinue or suite of a person of rank or consequence : following

In his train flock not the industrial workers of the world but the literary intellectuals of the capital cities of the world …

Sidney Hook

: a moving file of persons, vehicles, or animals

They had been walking for eight days. So had their small train of camels, mules and donkeys …

Matthew Parris

: the luminous trail or tail of a meteor or comet

Sightings of spiral meteor trains are not new.

Stephen James O'Meara

: an orderly succession

lost her train of thought

chiefly British : a sequence (as of events or actions) leading to some result or goal

—often used in the phrase in train

A revolution had been set in train.

Max DavidsonA vigorous campaign has been in train for most of this year to prevent the Royal family from being deported in September.

Raymond Keene

: accompanying or resultant circumstances : aftermath

consequences the discovery will bring in its train

: a series of moving mechanical parts (such as gears) that transmit and modify motion

a gear train

: a part of a gown that trails behind the wearer

Her bridal train was carried by a pretty flower girl …

Geoff Robinson

: the vehicles, personnel, and sometimes animals that provide maintenance, supply, and evacuation services to a combat unit

… Edward IV had an artillery train which impressed contemporaries, and which was clearly intended to provide for field actions as well as sieges.

Anthony Goodman

chemical engineering : a series of parts or elements that together constitute a system for producing a result and especially for carrying on a process (such as the liquefaction of gas or separation of petroleum) automatically

an oil production train

: a line of combustible material laid to lead fire to a charge

A train of powder burning at a known rate can be made into an accurate timer as the length of the train is directly proportional to the time it takes to burn.

Robert A. Howard

trainful

ˈtrān-ˌfu̇l How to pronounce train (audio)

noun

train

2 of 3

verb

trained; training; trains

transitive verb

: to teach so as to make fit, qualified, or proficient

: to form by instruction, discipline, or drill

: to make prepared (as by exercise) for a test of skill

: to direct the growth of (a plant) usually by bending, pruning, and tying

: to aim at an object or objective : direct

trained his camera on the deer

training every effort toward success

: trail, drag

intransitive verb

: to undergo instruction, discipline, or drill

: to go by train

trainability

ˌtrā-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce train (audio)

noun

trainable

ˈtrā-nə-bəl How to pronounce train (audio)

adjective

train

3 of 3

noun (2)

obsolete

: scheme, trick

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from trainer to draw, drag

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French trainer, from Vulgar Latin *traginare; akin to Latin trahere to draw

Noun (2)

Middle English traine treachery, from Anglo-French, from trahir to betray, from Latin tradere — more at traitor

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 5

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

train 1 of 2

noun

ˈtrān

: a connected series of railway cars usually hauled by a locomotive

: a part of a gown that trails behind the wearer

: a connected series

train of thought

a train of events

: a moving line of persons, vehicles, or animals

a wagon train

: the followers of an important person

train

2 of 2

verb

trained; training

: to give or receive instruction, discipline, or drill

: to teach in an art, profession, or trade

I was never formally trained as a chef.

: to make ready (as by exercise) for a test of skill

He's training for the race.

: to teach (an animal) to obey

: to make (a plant) grow in a particular way usually by bending, trimming, or tying

: to aim something at a target

We trained our eyes on the horizon.

trains 1 of 2

noun

plural of train

as in entourages

a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person a movie star who never goes anywhere without a train of personal assistants to cater to his every whim and need

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

entourages
crews
suites
staffs
posses
cortèges
tails
retinues
staves
followings
corteges
assistants
helpers
personnels
attendants
courts
retainers

as in fleets

a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management a train of supply trucks making its way to the army encampment

Synonyms & Similar Words

fleets
convoys
lines
caravans
cavalcades
parades
motorcades
armadas
processions
flotillas
columns
navies
argosies
corteges
cortèges

as in queues

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another already a long train of ticket buyers waiting outside the stadium

Synonyms & Similar Words

queues
lines
columns
cues
rows
strings
ranges
files
ranks
chains
sequences
tiers
progressions
echelons
arrays
successions

as in sequences

a series of things linked together you've broken my train of thought—now what were we talking about?

Synonyms & Similar Words

sequences
chains
strings
progressions
concatenations
nexuses
catenae
catenations
consecutions
catenas
cycles
belts
gauntlets
nexus
streams
circles
chain reactions
rivers
scales
queues
flows
vicious circles
lines
vicious cycles
successions
spectra
rows
files
ranges
gantlets
continuums
gamuts
continua
spectrums

trains

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of train

as in prepares

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

prepares
conditions
adjusts
shapes
seasons
accustoms
adapts
habituates
orients
breaks in
steels
orientates
readies
habilitates
accommodates
acclimatizes
familiarizes
strengthens
acclimates
shapes up
inures
fits
toughens
fortifies
naturalizes
hardens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

deconditions

as in teaches

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

teaches
educates
schools
coaches
lessons
tutors
indoctrinates
instructs
lectures
guides
drills
mentors
grounds
prepares
primes
preaches
informs
retrains
leads
inculcates
moralizes
verses
implants
instills
habilitates
shows
edifies
qualifies
directs
catechizes
instils
enlightens
reeducates
familiarizes
introduces
homeschools
rears
briefs
reteaches
reschools
initiates
imparts (to)
fits

as in focuses

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

focuses
rivets
concentrates
centers
focusses
levels
aims
sets
points
nails
fastens
directs
minds
attends
homes (in on)
heeds
hones in (on)
refocuses
fixates (on)
zeroes (in on)
obsesses (over)

as in aims

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

aims
heads
sets
levels
bends
directs
casts
steers
sights
holds
focuses
pinpoints
faces
inclines
concentrates
focusses
orients
bears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

curves
shunts
diverts
detours
deflects
averts
sidetracks
rechannels

as in equips

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

equips
prepares
qualifies
grooms
enables
schools
teaches
shapes
seasons
tailors
conditions
adapts
educates
accustoms
adjusts
readies
habituates
fits
tutors
empowers
indoctrinates
authorizes
entitles
instructs

单词	trains
释义	train 1 of 3 noun (1) ˈtrān plural trains 1 a : a connected line of railroad cars with or without a locomotive traveled the country by train A train puffs across the Railroad Connection Bridge … Helen Cooper b : an automotive tractor with one or more trailer units Tractor trains can operate not only within a plant but also outdoors between plants. These trains are especially useful where loads are too bulky or heavy for forklift trucks … Joseph C. Quinlan The [farm] tractor was 11.52 tonnes and the trailer 18.30 tonnes, giving a train weight of 29.82 tonnes. Farmers Guardian (Preston, England) 2 a : the retinue or suite of a person of rank or consequence : following In his train flock not the industrial workers of the world but the literary intellectuals of the capital cities of the world … Sidney Hook b : a moving file of persons, vehicles, or animals They had been walking for eight days. So had their small train of camels, mules and donkeys … Matthew Parris c : the luminous trail or tail of a meteor or comet Sightings of spiral meteor trains are not new. Stephen James O'Meara 3 a : an orderly succession lost her train of thought b chiefly British : a sequence (as of events or actions) leading to some result or goal —often used in the phrase in train A revolution had been set in train. Max DavidsonA vigorous campaign has been in train for most of this year to prevent the Royal family from being deported in September. Raymond Keene c : accompanying or resultant circumstances : aftermath consequences the discovery will bring in its train 4 : a series of moving mechanical parts (such as gears) that transmit and modify motion a gear train 5 : a part of a gown that trails behind the wearer Her bridal train was carried by a pretty flower girl … Geoff Robinson 6 : the vehicles, personnel, and sometimes animals that provide maintenance, supply, and evacuation services to a combat unit … Edward IV had an artillery train which impressed contemporaries, and which was clearly intended to provide for field actions as well as sieges. Anthony Goodman 7 chemical engineering : a series of parts or elements that together constitute a system for producing a result and especially for carrying on a process (such as the liquefaction of gas or separation of petroleum) automatically an oil production train 8 : a line of combustible material laid to lead fire to a charge A train of powder burning at a known rate can be made into an accurate timer as the length of the train is directly proportional to the time it takes to burn. Robert A. Howard trainful ˈtrān-ˌfu̇l noun train 2 of 3 verb trained; training; trains transitive verb 1 a : to teach so as to make fit, qualified, or proficient b : to form by instruction, discipline, or drill 2 : to make prepared (as by exercise) for a test of skill 3 : to direct the growth of (a plant) usually by bending, pruning, and tying 4 : to aim at an object or objective : direct trained his camera on the deer training every effort toward success 5 : trail, drag intransitive verb 1 : to undergo instruction, discipline, or drill 2 : to go by train trainability ˌtrā-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun trainable ˈtrā-nə-bəl adjective train 3 of 3 noun (2) obsolete : scheme, trick Synonyms Noun (1) cortege cortège entourage following posse retinue suite tail Verb condition season See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb He was never formally trained as a chef. I've been trained in first aid. I'm training her to take over my job when I retire. My boss is training me on the new equipment. We need to train more nurses. They are highly trained professionals. I'm training to be a nurse. I trained at that hospital. He's training as a chef. She had to train her mind to think scientifically. See More Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English, from Anglo-French, from trainer to draw, drag Verb Middle English, from Anglo-French trainer, from Vulgar Latin traginare; akin to Latin trahere* to draw Noun (2) Middle English traine treachery, from Anglo-French, from trahir to betray, from Latin tradere — more at traitor First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 5 Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing train commuter train epicyclic train cross-train freight train gravy train house-train lost my train of thought paper-train passenger train power train train case train of thought train set train wreck bullet train boat train goods train express train crate train subway train train oil wagon train unit train wave train pre-train choo choo train train dispatcher set in train in train See More commuter train epicyclic train cross-train freight train gravy train house-train lost my train of thought paper-train passenger train power train train case train of thought train set train wreck bullet train boat train goods train express train crate train subway train train oil wagon train unit train wave train pre-train choo choo train train dispatcher set in train in train See More Kids Definition train 1 of 2 noun ˈtrān 1 : a connected series of railway cars usually hauled by a locomotive 2 : a part of a gown that trails behind the wearer 3 : a connected series train of thought a train of events 4 : a moving line of persons, vehicles, or animals a wagon train 5 : the followers of an important person train 2 of 2 verb trained; training 1 : to give or receive instruction, discipline, or drill 2 : to teach in an art, profession, or trade I was never formally trained as a chef. 3 : to make ready (as by exercise) for a test of skill He's training for the race. 4 : to teach (an animal) to obey 5 : to make (a plant) grow in a particular way usually by bending, trimming, or tying 6 : to aim something at a target We trained our eyes on the horizon. trains 1 of 2 noun plural of train 1 as in entourages a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person a movie star who never goes anywhere without a train of personal assistants to cater to his every whim and need Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance entourages crews suites staffs posses cortèges tails retinues staves followings corteges assistants helpers personnels attendants courts retainers 2 as in fleets a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management a train of supply trucks making its way to the army encampment Synonyms & Similar Words fleets convoys lines caravans cavalcades parades motorcades armadas processions flotillas columns navies argosies corteges cortèges 3 as in queues a series of persons or things arranged one behind another already a long train of ticket buyers waiting outside the stadium Synonyms & Similar Words queues lines columns cues rows strings ranges files ranks chains sequences tiers progressions echelons arrays successions 4 as in sequences a series of things linked together you've broken my train of thought—now what were we talking about? Synonyms & Similar Words sequences chains strings progressions concatenations nexuses catenae catenations consecutions catenas cycles belts gauntlets nexus streams circles chain reactions rivers scales queues flows vicious circles lines vicious cycles successions spectra rows files ranges gantlets continuums gamuts continua spectrums trains 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of train 1 as in prepares to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years Synonyms & Similar Words prepares conditions adjusts shapes seasons accustoms adapts habituates orients breaks in steels orientates readies habilitates accommodates acclimatizes familiarizes strengthens acclimates shapes up inures fits toughens fortifies naturalizes hardens Antonyms & Near Antonyms deconditions 2 as in teaches to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field will train the students in good study habits Synonyms & Similar Words teaches educates schools coaches lessons tutors indoctrinates instructs lectures guides drills mentors grounds prepares primes preaches informs retrains leads inculcates moralizes verses implants instills habilitates shows edifies qualifies directs catechizes instils enlightens reeducates familiarizes introduces homeschools rears briefs reteaches reschools initiates imparts (to) fits 3 as in focuses 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 Synonyms & Similar Words focuses rivets concentrates centers focusses levels aims sets points nails fastens directs minds attends homes (in on) heeds hones in (on) refocuses fixates (on) zeroes (in on) obsesses (over) 4 as in aims to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal trained his eyes on the distant bull's-eye Synonyms & Similar Words aims heads sets levels bends directs casts steers sights holds focuses pinpoints faces inclines concentrates focusses orients bears Antonyms & Near Antonyms curves shunts diverts detours deflects averts sidetracks rechannels See More 5 as in equips 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 Synonyms & Similar Words equips prepares qualifies grooms enables schools teaches shapes seasons tailors conditions adapts educates accustoms adjusts readies habituates fits tutors empowers indoctrinates authorizes entitles instructs
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train

noun (1)

verb

noun (2)

Synonyms

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Word History

Phrases Containing train

Kids Definition

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