training

American  

[trey-ning] / ˈtreɪ nɪŋ /

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.

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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 British  

/ 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

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Related Words

See education.

Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of training

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

Example Sentences

This could help address a perceived weakness in Nvidia’s product line, which dominates in AI training.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Tesla CEO said the acquisition will help boost the company’s AI training ‌capacity to nearly two gigawatts of computing power.

From Barron's

Santa Margarita’s Brody Schumaker, who had eight bunt singles last season, will be asked by his father, Skip, the new manager of the Texas Rangers, to show off his bunting skills at spring training.

From Los Angeles Times

The headteacher said the school would use two teacher training days on 5 and 6 January to prepare the alternative locations for classes.

From BBC

So in my training period I adopted the same biases.

From Barron's

Related Words

• coaching
• discipline
• drill
• education
• exercise
• guidance
• instruction
• practice
• schooling
• teaching
• workout