training
Americannoun
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the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained.
He's in training for the Olympics.
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the status or condition of a person who has been trained.
athletes in top training.
adjective
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of, relating to, or used in or for training.
a training manual.
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intended for use during an introductory, learning, or transitional period.
a training cup for weaning a baby; a training bra.
noun
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the process of bringing a person, etc, to an agreed standard of proficiency, etc, by practice and instruction
training for the priesthood
physical training
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( as modifier )
training college
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undergoing physical training
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physically fit
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physically unfit
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
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Shirreffs was asked if Vietnam or training horses was more difficult.
From Los Angeles Times
Officials are typically only issued a badge and a gun after undergoing law-enforcement training.
Previously, the spy agency had said it appeared she had received succession training.
It has updated its training, tactics and military doctrine for the drone era.
Already, German tanks and armored personnel carriers, emblazoned with the military’s black Iron Cross insignia, are training in Lithuania’s Rudninkai forest close to the border with Belarus, Russia’s closest ally.
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