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

Next year construction will begin on a baseball field, pool and training fields that could be completed by 2027, according to athletic director Todd Borowski.

From Los Angeles Times

In a Tuesday speech before a gathering of generals and admirals, he sketched out a controversial vision of dispatching troops to Democratic cities “as training grounds for our military” to combat an “invasion from within.”

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike the SFC, Audit Scotland is in a position to tell the Scottish government what it should do better, and that starts with an assessment of the economic impact of squeezing skills and training.

From BBC

She says professionals need to undergo specialist domestic abuse training to truly understand the corrosive nature of coercive control and the experiences of survivors.

From BBC

As part of NMFL, we will continue to invest heavily in improving training and equipping our leaders, this includes:

From BBC

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• discipline 
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• exercise 
• guidance 
• instruction 
• practice 
• schooling 
• teaching 
• workout