26984 words

train

16 definitions • 41 examples
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Examples:

goods/freight/passenger train The line was closed yesterday after a goods/freight/passenger train derailed.
train to/from The train to/from Bristol has been delayed due to a signal failure.
train journey We decided to take a train journey together.
train station The architect is best known for designing the city's train station.
by train Did you come by train?
catch/take a train She caught/took the train to Edinburgh.
miss a train Hurry up, or we'll miss (= arrive too late for) the train.
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Examples:

What amazing train of thought led you from Napoleon to global warming?
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a line of animals, people, or things moving along together:

Examples:

a wagon train
a mule/camel train
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the part of a long dress that spreads out onto the floor behind the person wearing it:

Examples:

an elaborate wedding dress with a long train
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to prepare someone or yourself for a job, activity, or sport, by learning skills and/or by mental or physical exercise:

Examples:

train as She trained as a pilot.
[ + to infinitive ] John trained to be an accountant.
train for She trained hard for the race, sometimes running as much as 60 miles a week.
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to teach a person or an animal a habit:

Examples:

train someone to do something I'm trying to train my kids to pick up after themselves.
[ + to infinitive ] I had to train myself to be more assertive at work.
Try to train your mind to tune out distractions.
Working in such a difficult environment trained her not to give up when things got difficult.
These dogs are very intelligent and eager to please, so it's easy to train them.
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to aim or point a gun, camera, light, etc. at someone or something:

Examples:

be trained on With five guns suddenly trained on him, he was understandably nervous.
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to direct the growth of a plant in a particular direction by cutting it and tying it:

Examples:

be trained over The vines were trained over an arch, providing shade as well as fruit.
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in machine learning (= the study of creating computer systems that can improve their own ability to carry out tasks by analysing new data), to create or improve a computer representation of a system or process by supplying it with data:

Examples:

be trained on This chatbot has been trained on a collection of customer service conversations to ensure that it can generate human-like text in an interactive context.
Deep neural nets require a lot of data to train.
Machine learning models trained with incompletely annotated datasets often make similar errors.
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Examples:

a freight/passenger train
a commuter train
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a line of animals, people, or things moving along together, or a series of connected thoughts or events:

Examples:

a mule/wagon train
Now I’ve lost my train of thought and forgot what I was going to say.
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the part of a long dress that spreads out onto the floor behind
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to prepare someone or be prepared for a job, activity, or sport by learning skills or by mental or physical exercise:

Examples:

[ I ] She trained as a pilot.
[ T ] He trains teachers to use new technology.
[ I ] She trained hard for the race, sometimes running as much as 60 miles a week.
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to teach someone the skills and knowledge needed for a particular job or activity:

Examples:

It takes at least six years to train a doctor.
train sb to be/do sth We trained them to be computer specialists.
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to learn the skills and knowledge needed for a particular job or activity:

Examples:

train as sth He trained as an accountant.
train for sth Rebecca is training for her commercial truck driving certificate.
train to be/do sth They were training to be pilots.
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a railway engine connected to a group of vehicles for carrying people or goods:

Examples:

catch/take a train He usually wakes up before dawn to catch a train just after 5 a.m.
London is two and a half hours away by train.

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