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trained

trained

1.9
Able to do something well because of practice
  • adjective
  • /treɪnd/
translation icon : entrenado
  • She is a trained singer with years of experience in classical music.

And he said, well, you are trained to follow orders.

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Examples

  • The dog is well-trained to follow commands and perform tricks.

  • And so the first food chemists were actually trained to detect fraud.

  • And he said, well, you are trained to follow orders.

  • What he wanted, though, was a trained clergy running the show.

  • But what I saw was kids being trained that this is the norm.

  • So being a trained journalist helps with that.

  • If you just do what you're trained, the success will come.

  • After months of practice, he became a trained athlete ready for competition.

Synonyms

skilled
vstrained
172 3.5

Having special training and ability to do a job well

emphasizes the process of developing that ability through practice or instruction
experienced
vstrained
138 2.1

Someone who has a lot of skill and knowledge from doing something many times

highlights deliberate development through practice or instruction rather than only experience
well-trained
vstrained
40 3.7

A person or animal who knows the skills to do a job well

is a broader term for skill developed by regular practice or instruction
drilled
vstrained
3.1

A person trained by repeated practice to be disciplined and skilled

focuses more generally on developing skill rather than on repetition or drill
practiced
vstrained
3.7

Someone who has a lot of skill because they did something many times

stresses general development of skill through instruction or practice rather than only experience
conditioned
vstrained
3.8

Physically fit because of regular exercise or training

applies more broadly to learned skills or behavior, not only physical fitness

Antonyms

31 3.4

Having no teaching or practice to do a task well

Compounds

A person who has studied health care and gives medical help in hospitals or clinics

A person who has learned special skills for a job

How Trained

expert
3 3.5
skilled
172 3.5
trained
1.9
inexperienced
66 3.4
untrained
31 3.4

Surface Forms

trained positive

Morphology

trained = train (transparent) = train + ed

Formed by the productive suffix '-ed' on the verb 'train'; the adjectival meaning 'having been trained' is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word trained comes from an old Latin word trahere that means 'to pull' or 'draw', and you can see the same idea in English words like train and tractor. A helpful way to remember this is to think of learning as being gently 'pulled' into a new skill by practice, so after practice someone is trained.