to train
- verb
- /treɪn/
- Before the competition, athletes often train for several months to build their strength and endurance.
- well-trained
I do my breath work and then I train my ass off.
- I do my breath work and then I train my ass off.
- As long as I didn't train legs, you could.
- You start with one mile and you train for months, maybe years.
- I know the more I train, the luckier I become.
- And I, you know, I continued to run strength train and cycle throughout.
- And then when you come, hopefully we'll start to train and train hard.
- We push ourselves, we train hard, we run hard.
- But not the same as like you train a whole week hard.
- You have to be one person, and then you have to train yourself towards goodness.
- Now, if I don't train for a week, I feel terrible.
- But with that being said, you have to train to be capable.
Examples
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I used to train at a boxing gym.
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Now, if I don't train for a week, I feel terrible.
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So now I had the opportunity to train day and night.
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We push ourselves, we train hard, we run hard.
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You start with one mile and you train for months, maybe years.
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You have to be one person, and then you have to train yourself towards goodness.
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I know the more I train, the luckier I become.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have four months to train our forces to fight like the Companions do.
Fiction book (1992) -
The request for 30 candidates to be trained as mentors was filled in only five days.
Academic text (1990) -
The Role of Community Colleges: Community colleges have played a significant role in training the STEM workforce.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
Teach someone the skills they need for a job or role
To help a person or group learn skills and improve
To teach and train people in sports or skills
To exercise to improve your health
Practice an activity regularly to get better at a skill
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A train that carries people who travel regularly between home and work or school in a city
A long line of connected cars that runs on tracks and carries people or goods
- Slang
A fast rise in excitement among many people about a new product or event, often driven online
- Specialized
Connected gears and parts that send power from a vehicle's engine or motor to its wheels
- Specialized
A set of gears where one gear moves around a central gear while spinning to change speed or force
- Specialized
A set of gears where one gear turns around another fixed gear in a gearbox
- Specialized
A fast train that carries goods over long distances between factories and seaports and loads quickly
- Specialized
A train equipped with beds and doctors to carry and treat sick or wounded people
- Archaic
A cheap train that runs only a few times to meet old laws and keep a line open
How Prepared
Surface Forms
Etymology
To train for a sport or event is to prepare and shape your body or mind by practice; the word keeps the idea of slowly 'leading' someone into better form.