retrain

American  

[ree-treyn] / riˈtreɪn /

verb (used with object)

1. to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.

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verb (used without object)

1. to be retrained.

retrain British  

/ riːˈtreɪn /

verb

1. (tr) to teach (someone) a new skill so that he or she can do a job or find employment

2. (intr) to learn a new skill with a view to doing a job or finding employment

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Other Word Forms

• retrainable adjective

Etymology

Origin of retrain

First recorded in 1930–35; re- + train

Example Sentences

It may be that you ultimately decide to retrain for another profession.

From MarketWatch

Prompts are written instructions designed to steer a model's output without retraining it or adding new data.

From Science Daily

“AI isn’t replacing one specific skill. It’s a general substitute for cognitive work…Whatever you retrain for, it’s improving at that too,” AI investor Matt Shumer wrote in a viral X post two weeks ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Veterans of the global war on terror, the special forces were retraining for Arctic warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal

A former lawyer who had retrained as a baker at a trendy cafe in the Black Sea city, he joined the Ukrainian army a year later.

From Barron's