training

[trey-ning]

noun

1. the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained.

   He's in training for the Olympics.

2. the status or condition of a person who has been trained.

   athletes in top training.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or used in or for training.

   a training manual.

2. intended for use during an introductory, learning, or transitional period.

   a training cup for weaning a baby; a training bra.

training

/ ˈtreɪnɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the process of bringing a person, etc, to an agreed standard of proficiency, etc, by practice and instruction

      training for the priesthood

      physical training

   2. ( as modifier )

      training college

2. 1. undergoing physical training

   2. physically fit

3. physically unfit

Other Word Forms

• half-training adjective
• nontraining adjective
• pretraining noun
• self-training noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of training¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (noun); train, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Synonym Study

See education.

Example Sentences

Scipio countered with veterans of superior training and experience, who sowed chaos among Hannibal’s soldiers and elephants with well-timed blows and diversions.

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The government announced plans in October for the asylum seekers to be housed in a now disused army training camp on the outskirts of Crowborough.

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"Progress flows. Precision grows. I'll be back in January," Hirscher said on social media alongside a video of him slalom training.

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"I don't know if Conor knows but this is my last training camp," he added.

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This is the second joint training exercise carried out by the United States and Trinidad and Tobago in less than a month.

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