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); see train, -ing 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Weight training or resistance exercises and running were each linked to a 13% lower risk.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Lingard has already felt the intensity of the Corinthians fanbase up close, with supporters turning up at the club's training ground.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Meta Platforms just offered a glimpse at what it thinks the future of work looks like: training and supervising artificial-intelligence systems to do what used to be your job.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
For the board, that meant investing in early science education and strong training for scientists and engineers at all educational levels and in all sectors.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
“We’re running at a regular training pace,” he confirms.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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