trained

noun

plural trains

a group of vehicles that travel on a track and are connected to each other and usually to an engine :a connected group of railroad cars [count]

The train pulled into the station.

You can get off/on the train in Atlanta.

I took a train to Madrid.

We caught the last train.

We slept on the train.

a passenger train [=a train that people use for traveling]

a commuter train [=a train that people use to get to and from work]

an express train [=a train that has very few stops]

a subway train [=an underground train]

(US) a freight train = (Brit) a goods train [=a train carrying cargo] [noncount]

We traveled by train through Europe. - often used before another noun

a train [=railroad] station

train tracks

a train schedule/signal/ticket

a train crash = (US) a train wreck

[count] old-fashioned :a group of people, vehicles, or animals that are moving in a line

a funeral train

a mule train - see also wagon train

[count] :an orderly series of events, actions, or ideas

a train of events

I lost my train of thought [=I forgot what I was thinking about] when you interrupted me.

[count] technical :a series of moving machine parts (such as gears) for controlling motion

There's a problem with the car's drive train.

the gear train

[count] :a part of a long dress that trails behind the woman who is wearing it

the bride's train

see color picture - see also gravy train

in train

Brit formal :in an active state or condition

a process that had been in train for decades

The plans have been set in train. [=set in motion]

verb

trains; trained; training

[+ obj] :to teach (someone) the skills needed to do something (such as a job) :to give instruction to (someone)

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.

[no obj] :to be taught the skills needed to do something (such as a job)

I'm training to be/become a nurse.

I trained at that hospital.

He's training as a chef.

[+ obj] :to cause (someone or something) to develop an ability or skill

She had to train her mind to think scientifically.

You can train yourself to relax.

A trained [=practiced] eye can detect the slightest imperfection.

Only a trained ear could hear the difference.

[no obj] :to try to make yourself stronger, faster, or better at doing something before competing in an event or competition

The team trains five hours a day.

He is training for the Olympics.

[+ obj] :to help (someone) to prepare for an event or competition :to coach (an athlete)

He trained several generations of track-and-field athletes.

[+ obj] :to teach (an animal) to obey commands

She trained her dog to sit.

The police use trained dogs to sniff out drugs.

The dog was never properly trained. [=taught to obey] - see also house-train

[+ obj] :to make (a plant) grow in a particular direction usually by bending, cutting, or tying it

You can train this vine to climb up a wall.

[+ obj] :to aim or point (something) toward something or in a particular direction

He trained the flashlight into the hole.

We trained our eyes on the horizon. [=we looked toward the horizon]

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