well-trained
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3.7
- adjective
- /wɛl treɪnd/
- The well-trained dog followed every command without hesitation.
- a well-trained staff
- a well-trained workforce
- well-trained personnel
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Watch on YouTubeSo those are all like strategy things that you have to be well trained to understand.
- So those are all like strategy things that you have to be well trained to understand.
- Years of training can unravel real quick when a very well trained dog is around a badly behaved dog.
- So that that was kind of surprise for me too, because I didn't expect them to be so well trained and so well coordinated.
- She's she's well trained and within a minute I'd done like a round out round house kick and just knocked her flat out.
- Plus, being guard in France, they are not well trained because they need them urgently.
- Because he has the dexterity of a very well trained sighted person.
- These guys are well trained, great shots with a great with a firearm.
- Really, really, really and truly they're they're so well trained.
- They, they were so well trained, as I mentioned, but more importantly, they're superbly led.
Examples
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We had computers in the library, and the staff was well-trained in formatting and documenting research papers.
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Delivering this would require a capable and well-trained workforce and strong leadership, they said.
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So those are all like strategy things that you have to be well trained to understand.
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That dog was so well trained that he had that dog knowing exactly what to do.
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Likewise, they did not believe that they were particularly well trained to teach in natural areas.
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The German troops that hold the line are well trained and most are combat veterans.
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These men are well trained and well-armed.
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Now, look, Mr. Larson, in New York we have a well-trained police force for this sort of thing.
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Our challenge will be to develop that human resource by building a well-trained, highly motivated, and responsive workforce.
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For patients with heart failure, helpful interventions involve well-trained staff with enough time, a structured protocol, and careful monitoring.
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Synonyms
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1.0
Skilled at something and able to do it well
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1.9
Able to do something well because of practice
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3.5
Having special training and ability to do a job well
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3.8
A person who is very skilled at an activity like music or sport
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4.0
A person with a lot of experience and skill in a job
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2.8
Good at doing something because of practice and careful control
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3.5
A person who has the right skills and experience for a job
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3.7
Someone who has a lot of skill because they did something many times
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How Trained
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Etymology
The word well-trained is made of well 'in a good way' and train 'to teach or prepare', the same root you see in trainer. So a well-trained person or animal has been 'taught well' and can do tasks correctly.