train
noun
a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
is training
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present progressiveof train (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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At a 90,000-square-foot facility in Austin, Texas, Apptronik, one of America’s biggest robotics companies, is training hundreds of humanoids.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Someone who is training for a marathon is going to need to drink more fluids than someone who is largely sedentary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Democracy Forward has asked people to take one civic-minded action per day leading up to the election, while Indivisible, a progressive grassroots organization, is training volunteers nationwide to mount public push-back to any interference.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Boeing is training 1,000 North Line staff, about half are from Renton and the rest from new recruits.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Met Bong is training the younger children to protect themselves now.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
