train
[ treyn ]
/ treɪn /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Origin of train
First 1350–1400; (verb) late Middle English traynyn “to pull or drag in the rear,” from Middle French trainer, Old French tra(h)iner, from unattested Vulgar Latin tragīnāre, derivative of unrecorded tragīna “something dragged or drawn” (compare Medieval Latin tragīna “carriage”), derivative of unattested tragere “to pull,” for Latin trahere; (noun) Middle English train, traine, from 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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