English dictionary
training
verbPronunciation
/ˈtɹeɪnɪŋ/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- To practice an ability.
- To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
- To improve one's fitness.
- To proceed in sequence.
- To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
- To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
- To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
- To create a trainer for; to apply cheats to (a game).
- To draw along; to trail; to drag.
- To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.
noun
- Action of the verb to train.
- The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
- The result of good social upbringing.
- The process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.
- (voice recognition) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.
Example sentences
She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.
You can't train a pig to write poetry.
I trained with weights all winter.
The assassin had trained his gun on the minister.
The vine had been trained over the pergola.