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trained

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /tɹeɪnd/
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  • rhymes with -eɪnd
  • CMU ARPABET: T R EY1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having undergone a course of training (sometimes in combination).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • fully trained troops

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Manipulated in shape or habit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • trained fruit trees

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of train

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a trained mind
  • trained pigeons
  • well-trained servants

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: untrained

History

Etymology

From train + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُدَرَّب (mudarrab) — having undergone a course of training
  • Bulgarian: обучен (obučen) — having undergone a course of training
  • Bulgarian: трениран (treniran) — having undergone a course of training
  • German: ausgebildet — having undergone a course of training
  • German: geschult — having undergone a course of training
  • Hungarian: képzett — having undergone a course of training
  • Hungarian: szakképzett — having undergone a course of training
  • Hungarian: kiképzett — having undergone a course of training
  • Hungarian: gyakorlott — having undergone a course of training
  • Hungarian: betanított — having undergone a course of training
  • Hungarian: okleveles — having undergone a course of training
  • Latin: doctus — having undergone a course of training
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