training
Americannoun
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the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained.
He's in training for the Olympics.
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the status or condition of a person who has been trained.
athletes in top training.
adjective
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of, relating to, or used in or for training.
a training manual.
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intended for use during an introductory, learning, or transitional period.
a training cup for weaning a baby; a training bra.
noun
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the process of bringing a person, etc, to an agreed standard of proficiency, etc, by practice and instruction
training for the priesthood
physical training
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( as modifier )
training college
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undergoing physical training
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physically fit
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physically unfit
Related Words
See education.
Other Word Forms
- half-training adjective
- nontraining adjective
- pretraining noun
- self-training noun
Etymology
Origin of training
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (noun); see train, -ing 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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This had created "a significant economic cost, with poor health driving people out of the workforce and locking young people out of education, employment and training", he added.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The incident is still cited in advance-team training by the Chinese.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
The astonishing results capped a decade of technological and training innovation that has pushed the sport into uncharted territory over road racing’s most iconic distance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
For the board, that meant investing in early science education and strong training for scientists and engineers at all educational levels and in all sectors.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
We were all too aware that the only thing protecting the last people with the equipment and training to Glitch for the United States was a hidden door in the side of a mountain.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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