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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Unfortunately, the calf issue I sustained earlier in my training block means I am not currently where I need to be.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“Bear in mind that AI5, while it can be used for training in data centers, is primarily optimized for AI edge compute in Optimus and Robotaxi,” Musk wrote in an X post on March 18.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
However, its product’s low stickiness and the high costs needed for training to maintain model leadership are headwinds, the analysts say in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
However, Wall Street is generally confident that Nvidia will continue to be the leader in AI chips as the sector begins to focus on inference —generating output from AI models—rather than training.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
I’m not sure what I’d expected, but I hadn’t thought we’d start training, let alone a simulation, within the first five minutes of walking into the place.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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