train
[ treyn ]
/ treɪn /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
SYNONYMS FOR train
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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1350–1400; (v.) late Middle English traynyn to pull or drag in the rear <Middle French trainer,Old French tra(h)iner<Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre, derivative of *tragīna something dragged or drawn (compare Medieval Latin tragīna carriage), derivative of *tragere to pull, for Latin trahere; (noun) Middle English train, traine<Old French tra(h)in (masculine) series of people, animals, or things, tra(h)ine (feminine) something dragged behind, both derivative of tra(h)iner
synonym study for train
18, 19. See teach.
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British Dictionary definitions for train
train
/ (treɪn) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of train
trainable, adjectivetrainless, adjectiveWord Origin for train
C14: from Old French trahiner, from Vulgar Latin tragīnāre (unattested) to draw; related to Latin trahere to drag
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Idioms and Phrases with train
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