train
[ treyn ]
/ treɪn /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of train
1350–1400; (v.) late Middle English
traynyn to pull or drag in the rear < Middle French
trainer, Old French
tra(h)iner < Vulgar Latin
*tragīnāre, derivative of
*tragīna something dragged or drawn (compare Medieval Latin
tragīna carriage), derivative of
*tragere to pull, for Latin
trahere; (noun) Middle English
train, traine < Old French
tra(h)in (masculine) series of people, animals, or things,
tra(h)ine (feminine) something dragged behind, both derivative of
tra(h)iner
SYNONYMS FOR train
synonym study for train
18, 19. See
teach.
OTHER WORDS FROM train
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British Dictionary definitions for untrained (1 of 2)
untrained
/ (ʌnˈtreɪnd) /
adjective
not having been trained
untrained volunteers
British Dictionary definitions for untrained (2 of 2)
train
/ (treɪn) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of train
trainable, adjective trainless, adjectiveWord Origin for train
C14: from Old French
trahiner, from Vulgar Latin
tragīnāre (unattested) to draw; related to Latin
trahere to drag
Idioms and Phrases with untrained
train