train
A group of connected railway cars that carry people or things.
A connected series of railway cars, usually pulled by a locomotive, for carrying passengers or goods on a track.
To help someone learn a skill by teaching and practice, or to learn a skill yourself.
To teach or prepare someone or oneself for a particular skill, job, or activity through repeated practice and instruction.
To do exercise or practice often to get better at a sport or skill.
To engage in regular physical exercise or practice in order to improve one's ability or physical condition.
To point something like a camera or gun at something.
To point or focus a device, weapon, camera, or attention towards a particular object or place.
A line of people, things, or events that come one after another.
A sequence of connected events, people, or things that move or happen one after another.
- Base: train
- Plural: trains
- Base: train
- 3rd Person Singular: trains
- Present Participle: training
- Past: trained
in training
1Currently preparing for activity/job
Learning and practicing for a sport, job, or activity now.
- He is in training for the boxing match next month.
- All new staff are in training for two weeks.
train of thought
1Connected sequence of ideas in mind
The line of ideas you are thinking about.
- I lost my train of thought when he interrupted me.
- She paused to gather her train of thought before continuing.
train of thought
1connected series of ideas
The line of ideas you are following in your mind.
- I lost my train of thought when the phone rang.
- His speech was hard to follow because his train of thought kept shifting.
- Let me finish this train of thought before we change topics.
- I lost my train of thought.
- Please don't break my train of thought.
- Her train of thought was clear.
train on
1Aim something at target and keep focus
To point something like a camera or weapon at something and keep it pointed there.
- The cameraman trained on the singer throughout the performance.
- Security guards trained their flashlights on the dark corner.
train up
1Teach skills until ready for task/job
To help someone learn all they need for a job or task over time.
- We need to train up more nurses for rural clinics.
- They trained her up to manage the store.