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/treIn/ noun (C)
1 RAILWAY a number of connected carriages pulled by an engine along a railway line: Jeff just missed the six o'clock train.
(+ to): I caught the early train to Bruges. | by train: It's more relaxing to travel by train. | train driver/journey/service: There's no train service between here and Wales.
—see also: boat train
2 SERIES train of a series of connected events, actions etc: That one incident sparked off a whole train of events.
3 train of thought a connected series of thoughts developing in your mind: The phone rang and interrupted my train of thought.
4 set sth in train formal to make something start happening: Plans to modernize have been set in train.
5 bring sth in its train formal if an action or event brings something in its train, that thing happens as a result of it: a decision that brought disaster in its train
6 PEOPLE/ANIMALS a long line of moving people, animals, or vehicles: a camel train
7 DRESS a part of a long dress that spreads out over the ground behind the person who is wearing it: a wedding dress with a long train
8 SERVANTS a group of servants or officers following an important person, especially in former times
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verb
1 (I, T) to teach someone or be taught the skills of a particular job or activity
(+ as): Nadia trained as a singer under a famous professor of music. | train sb in: Soldiers trained in hand-to-hand combat. | train to do sth: Hugh's training to be a doctor.
—see teach
2 (T) to teach an animal to do something or to behave correctly: train sth to do sth: These dogs are trained to detect explosives. | a well-trained puppy
3 (I, T) to prepare for a sporting event or tell someone how to prepare for it, especially by exercising
(+ for): Brenda spends two hours a day training for the marathon.
4 (T) to aim a gun, camera etc at someone or something: train sth on/at: The firemen trained their hoses on the burning building.
5 (T) to make a plant grow in a particular direction by bending, cutting, or tying it
— trained adjective: a highly trained technician
— trainable adjective
—see also: training
Longman dictionary of contemporary English.
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train n — train v … English expressions
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Train — Train, n. [F. train, OF. tra[ i]n, trahin; cf. (for some of the senses) F. traine. See {Train}, v.] 1. That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement. [Obs.] Now to my charms, and to my wily trains. Milton.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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train — [trān] n. [ME traine < OFr trahin < trahiner, to draw on < VL * traginare < L trahere, to pull, DRAW] 1. something that hangs down and drags behind; specif., a) a part of a dress, skirt, etc. that trails b) the tail feathers of a bird … English World dictionary
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Train — Train, v. i. 1. To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company. [1913 Webster] 2. To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical contest; as, to train for a boat race. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
