train

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A train (1)

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology

From Old French train (noun). The verb is from the noun.

[edit] Noun

Singular
train

Plural
trains

train (plural trains)

  1. A line of connected cars or carriages pushed or pulled by one or more locomotives, especially a railroad train which travels on a set of tracks.
    We rode the train to Mumbai.
  2. A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.
    Our party formed a train at the funeral parlor before departing for the burial.
  3. A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a train of events or a train of thought.
  4. A series of electrical pulses.
  5. A set of interconnected mechanical parts like the drive train of a car.
  6. That which is drawn along, like the part of a gown which trails behind the wearer.
    The train of her bridal gown caught on a nail.

[edit] Translations

line of connected cars or carriages
group of animals, vehicles, or people
series of events or ideas which are interconnected
series of electric pulses
set of interconnected mechanical parts
that which is drawn along
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to train

Third person singular
trains

Simple past
trained

Past participle
trained

Present participle
training

to train (third-person singular simple present trains, present participle training, simple past and past participle trained)

  1. (intransitive) To practice an ability.
    She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.
  2. (transitive) To teach a task.
    You can't train a pig to write poetry.
  3. (intransitive) To improve one's fitness.
    I trained with weights all winter.
  4. To proceed in sequence.
  5. (transitive) To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
    The assassin had trained his gun on the minister.
  6. (transitive) (Horticulture) To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
    The vine had been trained over the pergola.

[edit] Translations

to practice an ability
to teach a task
to improve one's fitness
to proceed in sequence
to move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction
to encourage to grow in a particular direction
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[edit] Derived terms

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology

From trainer, from Vulgar Latin *traginare.

[edit] Noun

train m. (plural trains)

  1. a railroad train
  2. pace

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