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train en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹeɪn/ (Canadian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Standard)
/ˈtɹæɪ̯n/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ˈtɹɛjn/ (British, Southern, Standard)
[ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷæ̝ɪ̯n] (Australia, New-Zealand)
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[ˈtɹ̝̊ʷeɪ̯n] (Canadian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Standard)
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(UK) audio
/ˈtɾein/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
[ˈtɹ̝̊ʷæ̝ɪ̯n] (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ˈtɾen/ (Scotland)
[ˈt̠͡ʃɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪ̯n] (Canadian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Standard)
[ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪ̯n] (Canadian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Standard)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train From Middle English trayne (“train”), from Old French train (“a delay, a drawing out”), from traïner (“to pull out, to draw”), from Vulgar Latin *traginō, from *tragō, from Latin trahō (“to pull, to draw”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to pull, draw, drag”). The verb was derived from the noun in Middle English. For the meaning to teach compare typologically Russian ната́скивать (natáskivatʹ) (akin to тащи́ть (taščítʹ)).

Meanings

Elongated or trailing portion. ▸ The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- Unfortunately, the leading bridesmaid stepped on the bride's train as they were walking down the aisle.
- They called each other by their Christian name, were always arm in arm when they walked, pinned up each other's train for the dance, and were not to be divided in the set [...]. 1803 (date written), [Jane Austen], Northanger Abbey; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], 20 December 1817 (indicated as 1818), →OCLC:
- He was generally seen trooping like a colt at his mother's heels, equipped in a pair of his father's cast-off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a lady does her train in bad weather. 1819, Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, Rip Van Winkle:
- Lace sleeves, a demure neckline, a full skirt and a relatively modest train. 2011 April 20, Imogen Fox, The Guardian:
Elongated or trailing portion. ▸ A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.
- A party was sent to search, and there they found all the powder ready prepared, and, moreover, a man with a lantern, one Guy Fawkes, who had undertaken to be the one to set fire to the train of gunpowder, hoping to escape before the explosion. 1873, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Aunt Charlotte's Stories of English History for the little ones:
- [E]mancipation is put into such a train that in a few years there will be no slaves Northward of Maryland. 1785, Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Richard Price:
Elongated or trailing portion. ▸ The tail of a bird.
- Let frantike Talbot triumph for a while, And like a Peacock ſweepe along his tayle, Wee’le pull his Plumes, and take away his Trayne, If Dolphin and the reſt will be but rul’d. 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii], page 108, column 2:
- Fawn and pearl of the lyre-bird's train, / Sheen of the bronze-wing, blue of the crane; / Cream of the plover, grey of the dove; / These are the hues of the land I love! 1917, William Henry Fitchett, Australia in the making, page xii:
- Before the Spanish Conquest, the long, slender, green plumes of the male bird's train adorned the headgear of Aztec and Mayan kings and chieftains, as one may clearly see in modern restorations of ancient scenes. 1945, Nature Magazine, page 299:
- The burning evening sun lighted with mellow gold the coats of the fierce little tiger-kittens — orange silk with stripes of black velvet — the broken amethysts and ruined emeralds of the poor bird's train cruelly scattered over the trampled grass 1894, Sir Edwin Arnold, Wandering Words, page 260:
(obsolete) Elongated or trailing portion. ▸ The tail of an animal in general.
(poetic) Elongated or trailing portion. ▸ The elongated body or form of something narrow and winding, such as the course of a river or the body of a snake.
Elongated or trailing portion. ▸ A transient trail of glowing ions behind a large meteor as it falls through the atmosphere or accompanying a comet as it nears the sun; tail.
- It sometimes happens that the train is directed towards the sun, or makes a certain angle with the line joining the head and the sun; it was then called by the ancient astronomers the beard of the comet. 1877, Amédée Guillemin, James Glaisher, The World of Comets, page 200:
- ...the comet expands, its vapours are developed and escape in jets towards the radiant star; then we see them driven back on each side of the head and the caudal train commencing. 2014, Camille Flammarion, Popular Astronomy, →ISBN, page 515:
- Finally, all men saw that astronomical knowledge lied not, and they awaited the comet. Its approach was not, at first, seemingly rapid; nor was its appearance of very unusual character. It was of a dull red, and had little perceptible train. 1839, Edgar Allan Poe, The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion:
(archaic) Elongated or trailing portion. ▸ An animal's trail or track.
(obsolete) Elongated or trailing portion. ▸ Something dragged or laid along the ground to form a trail of scent or food along which to lure an animal.
(obsolete) Elongated or trailing portion. ▸ Gait or manner of running of a horse.
Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ A group of people following an important figure such as a king or noble; a retinue, a group of retainers.
- Sir, I invite your Highness and your train / To my poor cell, where you shall take your rest /For this one night 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
- The imperial train arrived on November 22 at Te-chou, a city in western Shantung along the border of Chihli. 1979, Silas H. L. Wu, Passage to Power: Kʻang-hsi and His Heir Apparent, 1661-1722, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 78:
- Grace was glad the citizenry did not know Katherine Gordon was in the king’s train, but she was beginning to understand Henry’s motive for including the pretender’s wife. 2009, Anne Easter Smith, The King's Grace:
Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.
- Our party formed a train at the funeral parlor before departing for the burial.
(figuratively, poetic) Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ A group or class of people.
- Theſe are the cruel pirates of Argier, That damned train, the ſcum of Affrica, […] c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene iii:
Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ The men and vehicles following an army, which carry artillery and other equipment for battle or siege.
Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a course or procedure of something.
- "Where was I?" he asked several times during the lunch, losing his train of thought. 2012 June 18, Rory Carroll, The Guardian:
- A man may be absorbed in the deepest thought, and his brow will remain smooth until he encounters some obstacle in his train of reasoning, or is interrupted by some disturbance, and then a frown passes like a shadow over his brow. 1872, Charles Darwin, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals:
- Failure to acknowledge an A.T.C. warning or excessive speed starts the same train of events until correction is made. 1960 November, P. Ransome=Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part Three”, in Trains Illustrated, page 679:
Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ A set of things, events, or circumstances that follow after or as a consequence; aftermath, wake.
- Thus the development of reason is accompanied by no inner blight or withering. It does not bring in its train loss of faith or weakening of sympathies. 1907, Margaret McMillan, Labour and Childhood, page 120:
(obsolete) Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ State of progress, status, situation (in phrases introduced by in a + adjective); also proper order or situation (introduced by in or in a alone).
- As we had been in a good train for several days past, I thought it not prudent to break with him, for little matters. 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume IV, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC, page 139:
- […] every thing was now in a fairer train for Miss Crawford’s marrying Edmund than it had ever been before. 1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter VI, in Mansfield Park: […], volume III, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 120-121:
- I took care that my absence should neither be lamented by the poor nor the rich. I put every thing in a fair train of going on smoothly, and actually set out, with my steward, for my estate in Wales at dawning of the day. 1779, Samuel Jackson Pratt, chapter 7, in Shenstone-Green: or, the New Paradise Lost, volume 1, London: R. Baldwin, page 46:
- in a fair / better / worse train
- 1787, George Washington, letter to Alexander Hamilton dated 10 July, 1787, in The Writings of George Washington, Boston: American Stationers’ Company, 1837, Volume 9, p. 260, When I refer you to the state of the counsels, which prevailed at the period you left this city, and add that they are now if possible in a worse train than ever, you will find but little ground on which the hope of a good establishment can be formed.
Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ A set of interconnected mechanical parts which operate each other in sequence.
Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ A series of electrical pulses.
Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ A series of specified vehicles (originally tramcars in a mine as usual, later especially railway carriages) coupled together.
Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ A mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel.
- The train arrived at the station.
- on a train
- This winter we thought we'd go to Venice by train, for the adventure. 2009 January 24, Hanif Kureishi, The Guardian:
- We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine.[…]As we reached the lodge we heard the whistle, and we backed up against one side of the platform as the train pulled up at the other. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
- The train for Edinburgh will leave in 5 minutes.
- A maglev train is akin to a surfboard riding a magnetic wave, says John Harding, formerly chief maglev scientist at America’s Federal Railroad Administration. […] A “moving platform” scheme proposed by Priestmangoode is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays. 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2023, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
(informal) Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ A service on a railway line.
Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ A long, heavy sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, etc.
Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ A software release schedule.
- What steps do development engineers follow when adding new feature code? How do they support different software versions or release trains? 2008, Michael Bushong, Cathy Gadecki, Aviva Garrett, JUNOS For Dummies, page 16:
(slang) Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ An act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person, especially as a form of gang rape.
- “You want us to run a train on you?” 2005, Violet Blue, Best Women's Erotica 2006: Volume 2001, link:
(colloquial, qualifier:with on the) Connected sequence of people or things. ▸ A specified topic, behavior, interest or inclination.
- She doesn't come around any more, cuz she had a kid. She's on the family train now.

Forms

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trains	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (394)

it carovana (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · lb Zuch (line of connected cars or carriages) · ba поезд (line of connected cars or carriages) · sv tåg (line of connected cars or carriages) · ab адәыҕба (line of connected cars or carriages) · fur tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · ru трен (that which is drawn along) · mn ᠭᠠᠯᠲᠤ ᠲᠡᠷᠭᠡ (line of connected cars or carriages) · bn ট্রেন (line of connected cars or carriages) · ja 尾 (that which is drawn along) · ru корте́ж (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · am ባቡር (line of connected cars or carriages) · fi pulssijono (series of electric pulses) · bg желе́зница (line of connected cars or carriages) · it sequenza (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · kn ಧೂಮಶಕಟ (line of connected cars or carriages) · mi tereina (line of connected cars or carriages) · ja 行列 (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · haw kāʻahi (line of connected cars or carriages) · hu vasút (line of connected cars or carriages) · bg после́дователност (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · cv пуйӑс (line of connected cars or carriages) · el τρένο (line of connected cars or carriages) · bg ешело́н (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · hy թափոր (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · br tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · fo tok (line of connected cars or carriages) · it treno d'impulsi (series of electric pulses) · he שֹׁבֶל (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · fr traîne (that which is drawn along) · hy գնացք (line of connected cars or carriages) · gv arbyl (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · vi xe lửa (line of connected cars or carriages) · ru цепо́чка (series of electric pulses) · pt cauda (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · rue цуґ (line of connected cars or carriages) · ru шлейф (that which is drawn along) · lkt ȟemáni (line of connected cars or carriages) · ko 렬차 (line of connected cars or carriages) · vi tàu hỏa (line of connected cars or carriages) · hi गाड़ी (line of connected cars or carriages) · nrf tue-vaques (line of connected cars or carriages) · fr caravane (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · pl układ (set of interconnected mechanical parts) · uk шлейф (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · cy trên (set of interconnected mechanical parts) · fi laahus (that which is drawn along) · uk трен (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · ur قِطار (line of connected cars or carriages) · mn галт тэрэг (line of connected cars or carriages) · za hojceh (line of connected cars or carriages) · ja トレーン (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · ckb شەمەندەفەر (line of connected cars or carriages) · zh 火車 /火车 (line of connected cars or carriages) · sh vlȃk (line of connected cars or carriages) · pt série (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · za cifeiz (line of connected cars or carriages) · ta புகையிரதம் (line of connected cars or carriages) · pt comboio (line of connected cars or carriages) · lv vilciens (line of connected cars or carriages) · fi sarja (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · sw treni (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · vo tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · yi פּאָיעזד (line of connected cars or carriages) · az uzun ətək (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · vi tàu lửa (line of connected cars or carriages) · jv sepur (line of connected cars or carriages) · tg оташароба (line of connected cars or carriages) · mn сүүл (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · mos tẽre (line of connected cars or carriages) · km រថភ្លើង (line of connected cars or carriages) · ar قِطَار (line of connected cars or carriages) · tl tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · mn хойд хормой (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · fur treno (line of connected cars or carriages) · bg влак (line of connected cars or carriages) · ar قطر (line of connected cars or carriages) · ur ریل (line of connected cars or carriages) · it traino (that which is drawn along) · nl trein (line of connected cars or carriages) · ur گاڑی (line of connected cars or carriages) · kw tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · myv поезд (line of connected cars or carriages) · el ακολουθία (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · ur ٹرین (line of connected cars or carriages) · id kereta api (line of connected cars or carriages) · crl ᐅᑖᐹᓐ (line of connected cars or carriages) · enm trayne (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · tk otly (line of connected cars or carriages) · pl ciąg (series of electric pulses) · ka მატარებელი (line of connected cars or carriages) · fi ketju (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · izh poojezda (line of connected cars or carriages) · sv kedja (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · sv persontåg (line of connected cars or carriages) · ru се́рия (series of electric pulses) · my မီးရထား (line of connected cars or carriages) · ln engunduka (line of connected cars or carriages) · ug قاتار (line of connected cars or carriages) · sv pulståg (series of electric pulses) · ia traino (line of connected cars or carriages) · bg вери́га (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · kab tamacint (line of connected cars or carriages) · ia caravana (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · ar ذَيْل (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · tr katar (line of connected cars or carriages) · pt comboio (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · el αλληλουχία (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · bg трансми́сия (set of interconnected mechanical parts) · bo མེ་འཁོར (line of connected cars or carriages) · mnp 火車 /火车 (line of connected cars or carriages) · de Reihe (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · mr आगगाडी (line of connected cars or carriages) · de Zug (line of connected cars or carriages) · cjy 火車 /火车 (line of connected cars or carriages) · tl saya de cola (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · zdj gari la moshi (line of connected cars or carriages) · ba ылау (line of connected cars or carriages) · zh хуәчә (line of connected cars or carriages) · sah поезд (line of connected cars or carriages) · mt ferrovija (line of connected cars or carriages) · hi रेलगाड़ी (line of connected cars or carriages) · ps اورګاډی (line of connected cars or carriages) · ca ròssec (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · sw garimoshi (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · el καραβάνι (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · fr enchainement (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · cy cerbydres (line of connected cars or carriages) · ko 기차 (line of connected cars or carriages) · nl sleep (that which is drawn along) · lo ລົດໄຟ (line of connected cars or carriages) · sw treni (line of connected cars or carriages) · ta புகைவண்டி (line of connected cars or carriages) · alt поезд (line of connected cars or carriages) · myv усксий (line of connected cars or carriages) · ms kereta api (line of connected cars or carriages) · vls tring (line of connected cars or carriages) · ms keretapi (line of connected cars or carriages) · pl zespół (set of interconnected mechanical parts) · mr रेल्वे (line of connected cars or carriages) · rsk гайзибан (line of connected cars or carriages) · ti ባቡር (line of connected cars or carriages) · cy trên (line of connected cars or carriages) · nl sleep (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · ja 連続 (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · fi laahus (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · br karavanenn (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · sv tåg (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · es cola (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · pcc hojcey (line of connected cars or carriages) · enm tayl (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · th รถไฟ (line of connected cars or carriages) · fr traîne (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · ta தொடருந்து (line of connected cars or carriages) · as ৰেলগাড়ী (line of connected cars or carriages) · mns-nor на̄иӈтуйт (line of connected cars or carriages) · zza qatar (line of connected cars or carriages) · la hamaxostichus (line of connected cars or carriages) · ru по́езд (line of connected cars or carriages) · sh svȉta (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · uz qator (line of connected cars or carriages) · ki mogithi (line of connected cars or carriages) · io treno (line of connected cars or carriages) · dag ziliji (line of connected cars or carriages) · pl tren (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · da slæb (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · az قطار (line of connected cars or carriages) · mk воз (line of connected cars or carriages) · hy երթ (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · fa تِرَن (line of connected cars or carriages) · mt tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · pt trenzinho (sex: an act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person) · ko 트레인 (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · el αμαξαστίχος (line of connected cars or carriages) · he רַכֶּבֶת (line of connected cars or carriages) · be шлейф (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · bg трен (line of connected cars or carriages) · zh 列車 /列车 (line of connected cars or carriages) · sjd по̄яс (line of connected cars or carriages) · es cola (that which is drawn along) · gl cola (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · ru череда́ (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · uk по́тяг (line of connected cars or carriages) · da slæb (that which is drawn along) · it ordine (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · ta தூமரதம் (line of connected cars or carriages) · af trein (line of connected cars or carriages) · be параво́з (line of connected cars or carriages) · hsn 火車 /火车 (line of connected cars or carriages) · mwl camboio (line of connected cars or carriages) · kmr trên (line of connected cars or carriages) · pt trem (line of connected cars or carriages) · fa قَطار (line of connected cars or carriages) · pl orszak (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · ru трен (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · ru парово́з (line of connected cars or carriages) · cy dilyniant (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · zh 火車 /火车 (line of connected cars or carriages) · kn ರೈಲು (line of connected cars or carriages) · mn ᠸᠠᠭᠣᠨ (line of connected cars or carriages) · he שַׁיָּרָה \ שיירה (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · eo vagonaro (line of connected cars or carriages) · kk пойыз (line of connected cars or carriages) · oc tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · de Eisenbahn (line of connected cars or carriages) · ta அணி (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · pl seria (series of electric pulses) · sl vlak (line of connected cars or carriages) · mr गाडी (line of connected cars or carriages) · ug پويىز (line of connected cars or carriages) · ru верени́ца (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · tew okhíbay (line of connected cars or carriages) · sk vlak (line of connected cars or carriages) · nl rij (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · szl cug (line of connected cars or carriages) · id kereta (line of connected cars or carriages) · ja 汽車 (line of connected cars or carriages) · zh 列車 /列车 (line of connected cars or carriages) · sv släp (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · tg поезд (line of connected cars or carriages) · fi jono (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · pa ریل گَڈی (line of connected cars or carriages) · sh vȏz (line of connected cars or carriages) · it treno (line of connected cars or carriages) · tg қатор (line of connected cars or carriages) · fr rame (line of connected cars or carriages) · fi kulkue (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · te ట్రయిను (line of connected cars or carriages) · el ουρά (that which is drawn along) · tr katar (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · kus ziriga (line of connected cars or carriages) · yua tsíimin kʼáakʼ (line of connected cars or carriages) · nb tog (line of connected cars or carriages) · nrf tran (line of connected cars or carriages) · la agmen (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · ko 열차 (line of connected cars or carriages) · cdo 火車 /火车 (line of connected cars or carriages) · az qatar (line of connected cars or carriages) · zdj shunɗufera (line of connected cars or carriages) · ota قطار (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · luy etreni (line of connected cars or carriages) · ses zirji (line of connected cars or carriages) · ru шлейф (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · or ଟ୍ରେନ୍ (line of connected cars or carriages) · uk по́їзд (line of connected cars or carriages) · unm tënte-tëpchehëlas (line of connected cars or carriages) · ru карава́н (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · mel tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · ta கோச்சி (line of connected cars or carriages) · khb ᦟᦷᧆᦝᦺ (line of connected cars or carriages) · nl stoet (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · ta ரயில் (line of connected cars or carriages) · bn রেলগাড়ি (line of connected cars or carriages) · os поезд (line of connected cars or carriages) · srn fayawagi (line of connected cars or carriages) · stq Toake (line of connected cars or carriages) · mr ट्रेन (line of connected cars or carriages) · sh šlȅp (that which is drawn along) · grc σύρμα (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · ota ترهن (line of connected cars or carriages) · srn loko (line of connected cars or carriages) · ms tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · mia aahkoleeki šoohkwaakani (line of connected cars or carriages) · da række (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · ja 列車 (line of connected cars or carriages) · et rong (line of connected cars or carriages) · haw kaʻa ahi (line of connected cars or carriages) · ko 행렬 (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · sh во̑з (line of connected cars or carriages) · sh вла̑к (line of connected cars or carriages) · pl tren (that which is drawn along) · el ειρμός (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · oj ishkodewidaabaan (line of connected cars or carriages) · pa ਗੱਡੀ (line of connected cars or carriages) · lt traukinys (line of connected cars or carriages) · ta தொடர்வண்டி (line of connected cars or carriages) · yue 火車 /火车 (line of connected cars or carriages) · ru цепо́чка (set of interconnected mechanical parts) · fa قَطَار (line of connected cars or carriages) · sa रेलयानम् (line of connected cars or carriages) · pt sequência (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · mi hikuroa (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · osa oðíhtą kˀą́saaki (line of connected cars or carriages) · mn вагон (line of connected cars or carriages) · ml തീവണ്ടി (line of connected cars or carriages) · ur ریل گاڑی (line of connected cars or carriages) · sa लौहपथगामिनी (line of connected cars or carriages) · eo trajno (line of connected cars or carriages) · te రైలు (line of connected cars or carriages) · vi hỏa xa (line of connected cars or carriages) · uz poezd (line of connected cars or carriages) · ru проце́ссия (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · bg шлейф (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · nn tog (line of connected cars or carriages) · ar قطار (line of connected cars or carriages) · be цягні́к (line of connected cars or carriages) · is lest (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · pl pociąg (line of connected cars or carriages) · sw garimoshi (line of connected cars or carriages) · fr train (line of connected cars or carriages) · sh шле̏п (that which is drawn along) · yi אײַזנבאַן (line of connected cars or carriages) · ms kereta lipan (line of connected cars or carriages) · sh pràtnja (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · nah tepozcoatl (line of connected cars or carriages) · bg низ (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · hu karaván (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · nv kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii (line of connected cars or carriages) · pl świta (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · es tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · gan 火車 /火车 (line of connected cars or carriages) · tr tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · sv godståg (line of connected cars or carriages) · yi באַן (line of connected cars or carriages) · ga traein (line of connected cars or carriages) · pl ciąg (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · de Schleppe (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · gur zirga (line of connected cars or carriages) · da optog (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · unm tënteëpchehëlas (line of connected cars or carriages) · yi צוג (line of connected cars or carriages) · zza payezd (line of connected cars or carriages) · ce цӏерпошт (line of connected cars or carriages) · rue по́їзд (line of connected cars or carriages) · ja 電車 (line of connected cars or carriages) · ru поезд (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · mi tautō (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · nrf train (line of connected cars or carriages) · nl karavaan (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · es caravana (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · fi ketju (set of interconnected mechanical parts) · pl ogon (that which is drawn along) · ro tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · lv karavāna (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · mk низа (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · hi ट्रेन (line of connected cars or carriages) · cy gosgordd (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · xal һал тергн (line of connected cars or carriages) · zh 拖裾 (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · sh пра̀тња (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · tli shtéen káa (line of connected cars or carriages) · wuu 火車 /火车 (line of connected cars or carriages) · zu isitimela (line of connected cars or carriages) · fi karavaani (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · ar قِطَار (line of connected cars or carriages) · gu આગગાડી (line of connected cars or carriages) · be по́езд (line of connected cars or carriages) · da kæde (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · tl sagayad (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · kmr qîtar (line of connected cars or carriages) · kn ಹೊಗೆಬಂಡಿ (line of connected cars or carriages) · is slóði (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · crh قطار (line of connected cars or carriages) · ca tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · pt arrasto (that which is drawn along) · sq tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · gl tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · rue по́тяг (line of connected cars or carriages) · hu pulzus (series of electric pulses) · si කෝච්චිය (line of connected cars or carriages) · ia traino (that which is drawn along) · pl łańcuch (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · gd trèan (line of connected cars or carriages) · is lest (line of connected cars or carriages) · uz otasharava (line of connected cars or carriages) · lkt mázačhaŋku (line of connected cars or carriages) · la trāmen (line of connected cars or carriages) · km រទេះភ្លើង (line of connected cars or carriages) · sms poojâs (line of connected cars or carriages) · hak 火車 /火车 (line of connected cars or carriages) · mdf кигель (line of connected cars or carriages) · pl sznur (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · yue 列車 /列车 (line of connected cars or carriages) · kmr şemendefer (line of connected cars or carriages) · da tog (line of connected cars or carriages) · cs vlak (line of connected cars or carriages) · alt паровоз (line of connected cars or carriages) · ru сви́та (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · ast tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · fi juna (line of connected cars or carriages) · hu vonat (line of connected cars or carriages) · crj ᐃᔥᑯᑌᐅᑖᐹᓐ (line of connected cars or carriages) · fy trein (line of connected cars or carriages) · be трэн (the elongated back portion of a dress or skirt which drags along the ground) · sh сви̏та (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · es trenecito (sex: an act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person) · lad treno (line of connected cars or carriages) · ar قَافِلَة (group of animals, vehicles, or people) · ky жүрүк (line of connected cars or carriages) · eu tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · de Gedankenfolge (series of events or ideas which are interconnected) · kfr આગગાડ઼ી (line of connected cars or carriages) · crh tren (line of connected cars or carriages) · ota قطار (line of connected cars or carriages)

wikidata: Q870

train en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹeɪn/ (Canadian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Standard)
/ˈtɹæɪ̯n/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ˈtɹɛjn/ (British, Southern, Standard)
[ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷæ̝ɪ̯n] (Australia, New-Zealand)
(US) audio
[ˈtɹ̝̊ʷeɪ̯n] (Canadian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Standard)
(Australia) audio
(UK) audio
/ˈtɾein/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
[ˈtɹ̝̊ʷæ̝ɪ̯n] (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ˈtɾen/ (Scotland)
[ˈt̠͡ʃɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪ̯n] (Canadian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Standard)
[ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪ̯n] (Canadian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Standard)

Etymology

Meanings

(intransitive) To practice an ability.
- She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.
(transitive) To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
- The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners. 2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18:
- You can't train a pig to write poetry.
(qualifier:machine learning, transitive) To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone). ▸ To feed data into an algorithm, usually based on a neural network, to create a machine learning model that can perform some task.
- At least 10 lawsuits have been filed this year against A.I. companies, accusing them of training their systems on artists’ creative work without consent. 2023 July 15, Sheera Frenkel, Stuart A. Thompson, “‘Not for Machines to Harvest’: Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
(intransitive) To improve one's fitness.
- I trained with weights all winter.
(intransitive) To proceed in sequence.
(transitive) To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
- The assassin had trained his gun on the minister.
(transitive) To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
- The vine had been trained over the pergola.
- He trains the young branches to the right hand or to the left. 1805, Francis Jeffrey, The Edinburgh Review:
(transitive) To transport (something) by train.
- Colson was to truck the 'plane to Alice Springs, where it would be trained to Adelaide for repairs. 1931, Ion L. Idriess, Lasseter's Last Ride, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 46:
(intransitive) To travel by train.
- As I trained westward across Europe, I read newspaper articles from the Sixties describing placards on the pub’s walls that explained to patrons how to order lager, brandy, and gin in Esperanto. 2026 June 14, Katie Thornton, “Love Language: The undying dream of Esperanto”, in Harper's Magazine, →ISSN:
(transitive) To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
(transitive) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).
- I got a twix on the 128 version being fixed and trained by Mad Max at M2K BBS 208-587-7636 in Mountain Home Idaho. He fixes many games and puts them on his board. One of my sources for games and utils. 2000, Sensei David O.E. Mohr - Lord Ronin from Q-Link, “WTB:"The Last V-8" C128 game -name correction”, in comp.sys.cbm (Usenet):
- In the mid-1980s, demoparties were also copyparties, where the first so called hot releases of cracked and trained games changed hands. However, illegal software copying later disappeared […] 2021, Mark J. P. Wolf, Encyclopedia of Video Games:
(obsolete, transitive) To draw (something) along; to trail, to drag (something).
- In hollow cube / Training his devilish enginery. 1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
- [I]t pleaſed the grekes at that tyme to ſe yͤ body of Hector ſo trayned by Achilles⸝ bycauſe he was wont to be ſo redoubtab[l]e to them⸝ […] 1530 July 28 (Gregorian calendar), Iohan Palsgraue [i.e., John Palsgrave], “Of the Verbe”, in Lesclarcissement de la langue francoyse⸝ […], [London]: […] [Richard Pynson] fynnysshed by Iohan Haukyns, →OCLC, 3rd boke, folio cxxii, verso; reprinted Geneva: Slatkine Reprints, October 1972, →OCLC:
(intransitive, obsolete, of clothing) To trail down or along the ground.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
trains	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
training	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
trained	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
trained	Tense=Past	lexicographic

Deriveds

uptrain · pretrain · potty-train · entrain · trainee · mistrain · undertrain · training · housetrain · trainer · post-train · weight training · outtrain · untrain · trainability · detrain · weight-train · train up · retrain · potty train · voice train · overtrain · trainable

exercise · work out

Translations (184)

pl trenować (to improve one's fitness) · ar تمرن (to practice an ability) · hy մարզվել (to practice an ability) · nl oefenen (to practice an ability) · fi edetä (jonossa) (to proceed in sequence) · no øve (to practice an ability) · lv trenēties (to practice an ability) · el εξασκούμαι (to practice an ability) · fr s'exercer (to improve one's fitness) · ia trainar (to improve one's fitness) · pl przesuwać się (to proceed in sequence) · he תִּרְגֵּל (to teach a task) · ta பயில் (to practice an ability) · he תרגל (to practice an ability) · bg тренирам (to improve one's fitness) · pl ćwiczyć (to improve one's fitness) · es enseñar a (algo) (to teach a task) · fr entraîner (to practice an ability) · eo dresi (to teach a task) · fi treenata (to practice an ability) · sv träna (to improve one's fitness) · cy treinio (to teach a task) · fr exercer (to improve one's fitness) · da træne (to teach a task) · ru научи́ться (to practice an ability) · fr dompter (to teach a task) · fr s'entraîner (to practice an ability) · mi whakangungu (to practice an ability) · vi tập (to improve one's fitness) · kw dyski (to teach a task) · hy պարապել (to practice an ability) · gl adestrar (to teach a task) · ml പരിശീലിയ്ക്കുക (to practice an ability) · bg тренирам (to practice an ability) · ru обучи́ть (to teach a task) · ru обучи́ться (to practice an ability) · mi ako (to teach a task) · ar دَرَّبَ (to teach a task) · ru обуча́ться (to practice an ability) · fi suunnata (to move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction) · cy ymarfer (to improve one's fitness) · de zielen (to move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction) · ru учи́ть (to teach a task) · cy dysgu (to teach a task) · io edukar (to encourage to grow in a particular direction) · ca ensinistrar (to teach a task) · cs trénovat (to improve one's fitness) · el προπονούμαι (to practice an ability) · el προπονούμαι (to improve one's fitness) · ta பயிற்சி செய் (to improve one's fitness) · cy treinio (to improve one's fitness) · ga treoraigh (to encourage to grow in a particular direction) · ja 練習する (to practice an ability) · lv apmācīt (to teach a task) · fi ohjata (to encourage to grow in a particular direction) · sv öva (to practice an ability) · ar تَمَرَّنَ (to practice an ability) · it esercitarsi (to improve one's fitness) · el ασκούμαι (to practice an ability) · cy anelu (to move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction) · it allenare (to practice an ability) · de lehren (to teach a task) · nl trainen (to teach a task) · eo trejni (to teach a task) · gd teagaisg (to teach a task) · cs cvičit (to teach a task) · pt treinar (to practice an ability) · ru натренирова́ться (to practice an ability) · hu edz (to practice an ability) · gd trèan (to practice an ability) · tl magsanay (to practice an ability) · pt praticar (to practice an ability) · pt exercitar-se (to improve one's fitness) · ru обуча́ть (to teach a task) · mi parakitihi (to practice an ability) · fi harjoittaa (to teach a task) · el ασκώ (to practice an ability) · ja 訓練する (to teach a task) · ja トレする (to improve one's fitness) · ast entrenar (to practice an ability) · de trainieren (to improve one's fitness) · th หัด (to practice an ability) · pt instruir (to teach a task) · az məşq etmək (to practice an ability) · no trene (to improve one's fitness) · la exercito (to practice an ability) · el εκπαιδεύω (to teach a task) · gl adestrar (to practice an ability) · az öyrətmək (to teach a task) · hy վարժեցնել (to teach a task) · pl trenować (to practice an ability) · ty puto (to teach a task) · ta கற்பி (to teach a task) · fr exercer (to practice an ability) · fi opettaa (to teach a task) · es entrenar (to practice an ability) · nl trainen (to improve one's fitness) · el προπονώ (to teach a task) · km ហាត់ (to practice an ability) · sh obučávati se (to practice an ability) · az məşq etmək (to improve one's fitness) · ru тренирова́ться (to improve one's fitness) · ru натренирова́ться (to improve one's fitness) · da træne (to practice an ability) · cs cvičit (to improve one's fitness) · ru направлять (to move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction) · cy hyfforddi (to teach a task) · tl magbangad (to teach a task) · pl ćwiczyć (to practice an ability) · grc ἀσκέω (to practice an ability) · es entrenar (to teach a task) · ru учи́ться (to practice an ability) · is æfa sig (to improve one's fitness) · is æfa sig (to practice an ability) · ar تَدَرَّبَ (to practice an ability) · tr öyretmək (to teach a task) · cy hyfforddi (to practice an ability) · he התאמן (to improve one's fitness) · no trene (to practice an ability) · el στρέφω (to move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction) · bg обучавам (to teach a task) · fi treenata (to improve one's fitness) · pl wycelować (to move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction) · nl oefenen (to teach a task) · qu yachachiy (to teach a task) · es entrenar (to improve one's fitness) · sh обуча́вати (to teach a task) · grc γυμνάζω (to practice an ability) · ar أهل (to improve one's fitness) · es instruir (to teach a task) · ar درب (to teach a task) · sv träna (to practice an ability) · de dressieren (to teach a task) · ja 鍛える (to practice an ability) · pl ćwiczyć (to teach a task) · es adiestrar (to teach a task) · ia trainar (to practice an ability) · th ฝึกหัด (to practice an ability) · hy պարապել (to improve one's fitness) · mi whakangungu (to teach a task) · hu kiképez (to teach a task) · haw aʻo (to teach a task) · ms berlatih (to practice an ability) · de üben (to practice an ability) · cs trénovat (to practice an ability) · ar درب (to improve one's fitness) · eo trejni (to practice an ability) · ja 照準する (to move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction) · ast entrenar (to teach a task) · sv träna (to teach a task) · ota اوكرتمك (to teach a task) · fr former (to teach a task) · ru научи́ть (to teach a task) · ru тренирова́ться (to practice an ability) · la asporto (to practice an ability) · nl trainen (to practice an ability) · it istruire (to teach a task) · es capacitar (to teach a task) · da øve (to practice an ability) · is þjálfa (to teach a task) · hy մարզվել (to improve one's fitness) · fi harjoitella (to practice an ability) · az təlim etmək (to teach a task) · sh obučávati (to teach a task) · fi harjoitella (to improve one's fitness) · fr pointer (to move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction) · fi kouluttaa (to teach a task) · ar تدرب (to practice an ability) · is æfa (to improve one's fitness) · sv tåga (to proceed in sequence) · ja トレーニングする (to improve one's fitness) · ca entrenar (to practice an ability) · da træne (to improve one's fitness) · sh обуча́вати се (to practice an ability) · ms latih (to teach a task) · el εξασκώ (to practice an ability) · cho abʋchi (to practice an ability) · la condoceo (to practice an ability) · pl trenować (to teach a task) · no mosjonere (to improve one's fitness) · gd trèan (to improve one's fitness) · kw deski (to teach a task) · de beibringen (to teach a task) · el γυμνάζομαι (to improve one's fitness)

train en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From Middle English trayne (“treachery”), from Anglo-Norman traine, Middle French traïne, from traïr (“to betray”).

Meanings

(obsolete, uncountable) Treachery; deceit.
- In the meane time, through that false Ladies traine / He was surprisd, and buried under beare, / Ne ever to his worke returnd againe [...]. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
(countable, obsolete) A trick or stratagem.
(countable, obsolete) A trap for animals, a snare; (figuratively) a trap in general.
(countable, obsolete) A lure; a decoy.
(countable, obsolete) A live bird, handicapped or disabled in some way, provided for a young hawk to kill as training or enticement.
(countable, obsolete) A clue or trace.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
trains	Number=Plur		lexicographic

train en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From Middle English trayne (“treachery”), from Anglo-Norman traine, Middle French traïne, from traïr (“to betray”).

Meanings

(obsolete, transitive) To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.
- Thou hast been trained from thy post by some deep guile — some well-devised stratagem – the cry of some distressed maiden has caught thine ear, or the laughful look of some merry one has taken thine eye. 1825 June 22, [Walter Scott], Tales of the Crusaders. […], volume (please specify |volume=III or IV), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC:
- O doe not goe, this feaſt (I'le gage my life) / Is but a plot to trayne you to your ruine, / Be rul'd, you ſha'not goe. c. 1626 or 1629–1633 (first performance), [John Ford], ’Tis Pitty Shee’s a Whore […], London: […] Nicholas Okes for Richard Collins, […], published 1633, →OCLC, Act V, signature I2, verso:
- If but a dozen French / Were there in arms, they would be as a call / To train ten thousand English to their side. c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:
- O, train me not, sweet mermaid, with thy note. c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
(colloquial, obsolete) To be on intimate terms with.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
trains	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
trained	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
trained	Tense=Past	lexicographic
training	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic

train en · NOUN · etymology 3

Etymology

From Dutch traan (“tear, drop”), from Middle Dutch trâen, from Old Dutch trān, from Proto-West Germanic *trahnu (“tear”). Compare German Träne (“tear”), Tran (“train oil”).

Meanings

(obsolete, uncountable) train oil, whale oil

Deriveds

train oil · trainy

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train en · VERB · etymology 1

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train en · NOUN · etymology 2

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train en · NOUN · etymology 3

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