train
create by training and teaching
How often you will meet it
Rank 893 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,612 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- create by training and teaching also: develop, prepare, educate The old master is training world-class violinistswe develop the leaders for the future
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession also: prepare She is training to be a teacherHe trained as a legal aid
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control also: discipline, check, condition Parents must discipline their childrenIs this dog trained?
- educate for a future role or function also: prepare, groom He is grooming his son to become his successorThe prince was prepared to become King one day
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment also: educate, school, cultivate, civilize, civilise Cultivate your musical tasteTrain your tastebuds
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards also: aim, take, take aim, direct Please don't aim at your little brother!He trained his gun on the burglar
train in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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You insisted you were going to catch your train.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Scarcely had the train reached Paris than this torture commenced.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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That train fastened to his dress, how beautifully it hangs!’
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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The best train for you to take is the 2:30 from Paddington.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Every morning, father and son left for Paris by the first train, and only came home to dinner at about six o’clock.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1