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training

[trey-ning]

noun

  1. the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained.

    He's in training for the Olympics.

  2. the status or condition of a person who has been trained.

    athletes in top training.



adjective

  1. of, relating to, or used in or for training.

    a training manual.

  2. intended for use during an introductory, learning, or transitional period.

    a training cup for weaning a baby; a training bra.

training

/ ˈٰɪɪŋ /

noun

    1. the process of bringing a person, etc, to an agreed standard of proficiency, etc, by practice and instruction

      training for the priesthood

      physical training

    2. ( as modifier )

      training college

    1. undergoing physical training

    2. physically fit

  1. physically unfit

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • half-training adjective
  • nontraining adjective
  • pretraining noun
  • self-training noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of training1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (noun); train, -ing 1, -ing 2
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According to Boelter's CV, he has a background in security and military training and had also been a pastor.

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The centerpiece of that plan was a $385-million training base in the western suburbs of Paris that included training, education and accommodation facilities for 140 academy players.

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"I don't see an end date with the way he's training, the way he's preparing, the way he's moving."

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The BBC was invited to see a mass casualty simulation, a training exercise for medical staff to prepare them for a major incident.

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They were given 21 days training, he said, during which they were drunk almost all the time.

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