retrain
verb (used with object)
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
retrained
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past participleof retrain.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof retrain.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
retrainverb (used with object)to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
Example Sentences
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But it’s unclear what workers should be retrained to do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Travelodge said staff were being retrained on security.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
“I’m hoping that the institute will change and that they’ve retrained the officers as to when they can use force, so this kind of stuff doesn’t happen.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
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 ● Feb. 22, 2026
“Mr. Curtain retrained them with ‘contentment’ messages that tell them not to question anything!”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
