0 a railway engine connected to carriages for carrying people or to wheeled containers for carrying goods: --
2 the part of a long dress that spreads out onto the floor behind the person wearing it: --
3 to prepare someone or yourself for a job, activity, or sport, by learning skills and/or by mental or physical exercise: --
humorous I'm trying to train my kids to pick up after themselves.
She trained hard for the race, sometimes running as much as 60 miles a week.
[ + to infinitive ] I had to train myself to be more assertive at work.
[ + to infinitive ] John trained to be an accountant.
She trained as a pilot.
4 to aim or point a gun, camera, light, etc. at someone or something: --
With five guns suddenly trained on him, he was understandably nervous.
5 to direct the growth of a plant in a particular direction by cutting it and tying it: --
Furthermore, the claim that limited exposure duration during training further promotes fluency was examined.
The students were subsequently trained in class for 4 weeks.
Medical residencies are not equal in terms of what they prepare their residents to do and how well each trains its physicians.
We do have trained counselors, but our volunteers are not therapists.
The results showed significant improvement after training across age groups.
The reduced exercise performance may reflect lack of habitual exercise patterns and training background.
Units have been set up, personnel trained, and transplants are being performed.
Anthropologists are trained in distinctive ways to perceive and reflect on the human dynamics of meaningmaking.