train

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train is on the Basic English 850 List.

trade - train - transport

train is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

traffic - train - transport

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /treɪn/ or [treɪn] or [tʃreɪn]

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Noun

Singular train

Plural trains

A train

1. (vehicle) (countable) A long vehicle with many cars that are joined together. A train runs on a track.

   I took the train from Paris to Frankfurt.

Verb

Plain form train

Third-person singular trains

Past tense trained

Past participle trained

Present participle training

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you train someone, you teach them a particular skill.

   In school we had computer training and sex education.

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