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Definitions of train
  1. verb
    teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
    "He is training our Olympic team"

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  2. verb
    create by training and teaching
    "The old master is training world-class violinists"

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  3. verb
    teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
  4. verb
    develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
    "Is this dog trained?"
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  5. noun
    a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
    "train of mourners" "a train of thought"

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  6. noun
    wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
    "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
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  7. verb
    drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
    "She trained her long scarf behind her"

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  8. verb
    undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
    "She is training to be a teacher" "He trained as a legal aid"

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  9. verb
    travel by rail or train
    "She trained to Hamburg"

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  10. noun
    public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
    "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction"

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  11. verb
    educate for a future role or function
    "They trained him to be a warrior"

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  12. noun
    a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
    "they joined the wagon train for safety"

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  13. verb
    point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
    "He trained his gun on the burglar" "Don't train your camera on the women"

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  14. noun
    a series of consequences wrought by an event
    "it led to a train of disasters"
  15. verb
    cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
    "train the vine"
  16. verb
    exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition
    "She is training for the Olympics"
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  17. noun
    piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor
    "the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews"
Examples of train
  • "He is training our Olympic team"
  • "The old master is training world-class violinists"
  • "Is this dog trained?"
  • "train of mourners"
  • "a train of thought"
  • "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
  • "She trained her long scarf behind her"
  • "She is training to be a teacher"
  • "He trained as a legal aid"
  • "She trained to Hamburg"
  • "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction"
  • "They trained him to be a warrior"
  • "they joined the wagon train for safety"
  • "He trained his gun on the burglar"
  • "Don't train your camera on the women"
  • "it led to a train of disasters"
  • "train the vine"
  • "She is training for the Olympics"
  • "the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews"
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