train

CEFRA1

/ˈtɹeɪn/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A connected group of railway carriages pulled by an engine.

  2. 02

    verb

    To teach or prepare someone for a skill or job.

Examples

  • The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether.

  • When I left the train station, I saw a man.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈtɹæɪ̯n/
  • /ˈtɹɛjn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Elongated or trailing portion.

  2. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.

  3. A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.

More examples

In context

  • Don't open before the train stops.

  • Our party formed a train at the funeral parlor before departing for the burial.

  • Unfortunately, the leading bridesmaid stepped on the bride's train as they were walking down the aisle.

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Origin

noun

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)).