A2verb · transitive · frequent

train

train · trains · trained · training

взяти, брати, узяти

тренироваться, учиться, научиться, обучаться

üben, lehren, trainieren, beibringen

To practice an abilityTo practice an ability.

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UK/ˈtɹɛjn/US/ˈtɹeɪn/

» How fast does this train run?

Wie schnell fährt dieser Zug? — Wolf

Как быстро едет этот поезд? — naXa

А цей потяг швидко їде? — aandrusiak

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Meaning

15 senses

(intransitive)To practice an ability.
She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.
üben
тренирова́тьсяtrenirovátʹsja, натренирова́тьсяnatrenirovátʹsja, учи́тьсяučítʹsja
(transitive)To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
You can't train a pig to write poetry.
develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
(transitive)To feed data into an algorithm, usually based on a neural network, to create a machine learning model that can perform some task.
dressieren, lehren, beibringen
учи́тьučítʹ, научи́тьnaučítʹ, обуча́тьobučátʹ
(intransitive)To improve one's fitness.
I trained with weights all winter.
trainieren
тренирова́тьсяtrenirovátʹsja, натренирова́тьсяnatrenirovátʹsja
(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.
zielen
направлятьnapravljatʹ
(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.
cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
(transitive)To transport (something) by train.
travel by rail or train
(intransitive)To travel by train.
(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).
(obsolete, transitive)To draw (something) along; to trail, to drag (something).
drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground

Examples

4675 sentences

How fast does this train run?
А цей потяг швидко їде? — aandrusiak
ruКак быстро едет этот поезд? — naXa
deWie schnell fährt dieser Zug? — Wolf
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This train is bound for Boston.
Це потяг на Бостон. — deniko
ruЭто поезд на Бостон. — Hellerick
deDieser Zug ist auf dem Weg nach Boston. — Tamy
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The last train has already gone.
Останній поїзд вже від'їхав. — ChickenKiev
ruПоследний поезд уже ушел. — afyodor
deDer letzte Zug ist schon weg. — joha2
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I was late for the train.
Я запізнився на потяг. — deniko
ruЯ опоздал на поезд. — ae5s
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I went to Boston by train.
Я поїхав до Бостона потягом. — deniko
ruЯ поехал в Бостон на поезде. — odexed
deIch fuhr mit dem Zug nach Boston. — Rob
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

to practice an ability:

to teach a task:

to move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

to practice an ability:

to teach a task:

to improve one's fitness:

to move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction:

Origin

From Middle English trayne (“train”), from Old French train (“a delay, a drawing out”), fr

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.

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

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Forms

trains, training, trained, trained

Base form	train · to train
3rd person singular	trains
Present participle	training
Past simple	trained
Past participle	trained

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	train
he, she, it	trains

Past simpleLesson

all persons

trained

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have trained
he, she, it	has trained

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will train

Synonyms

18 synonyms

Close in meaning

undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession:prepare
create by training and teaching:develop prepare educate
travel by rail or train:rail
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports:coach
drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground:trail
develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control:discipline check condition

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A2City and transport — Because the lesson uses it
A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form

Collocations

12 patterns

on the train
missed the train
the train station
train station
catch the train
the last train
the train was
go by train
off the train
the first train
last train
the same train