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training

noun · verb · 8 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɹeɪnɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪnɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: T R EY1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Action of the verb to train.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The result of good social upbringing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Qualifier: voice recognition

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

present participle and gerund of train

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

activity leading to skilled behavior

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: preparation, grooming

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: activity

Narrower terms: athletic training, discipline, drill, exercise, practice, practice session, recitation, military training, retraining, schooling, skull session, skull practice, toilet training

8

noun

Meaning 8

the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a woman of breeding and refinement

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: education, breeding

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: upbringing

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

124 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: trajnim — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Arabic: تَدْرِيب (tadrīb) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Arabic: تَمْرِين (tamrīn) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Arabic: تَعْلِيم (taʕlīm) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Armenian: ուսուցում (usucʻum) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Armenian: մարզում (marzum) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Azerbaijani: məşq — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Azerbaijani: təlim — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Belarusian: трэніро́ўка (trenirówka) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Belarusian: навуча́нне (navučánnje) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Belarusian: навуча́ньне (navučánʹnje) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Belarusian: трэ́нінг (tréninh) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Bulgarian: обуче́ние (obučénie) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Bulgarian: трениро́вка (treniróvka) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Catalan: entrenament — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Chinese Cantonese: 訓練 /训练 (fan3 lin6) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Chinese Mandarin: 訓練 /训练 (xùnliàn) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Czech: vzdělávání — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Czech: výcvik — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Czech: školení — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Czech: trénink — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Danish: oplæring — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Danish: træning — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Dutch: opleiding — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Dutch: training — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Esperanto: trejnado — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Estonian: väljaõpe — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Estonian: koolitus — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Finnish: valmennus — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Finnish: koulutus — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • French: entrainement — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • French: entraînement — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Georgian: სწავლება (sc̣avleba) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • German: Ausbildung — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • German: Training — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Greek: εκπαίδευση (ekpaídefsi) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Ancient Greek: ἄσκησις (áskēsis) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Hebrew: אֵמוּן (immún) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Hebrew: אימון (immún) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Hebrew: תרגול (tirgúl) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Hindi: प्रशिक्षण (praśikṣaṇ) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Hungarian: képzés — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Hungarian: oktatás — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Hungarian: tréning — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Hungarian: tréningezés — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Hungarian: edzés — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Icelandic: þjálfun — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Ido: aprentiseso — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Indonesian: latihan — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Irish: oiliúint — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Italian: allenamento — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Italian: tirocinio — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Italian: stage — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Italian: formazione — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Japanese: 訓練 (kunren) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Japanese: トレーニング (torēningu) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Kazakh: оқыту (oqytu) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Kazakh: оқу (oqu) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Korean: 훈련 (hullyeon) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Korean: 트레이닝 (teureining) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Kyrgyz: окуу (okuu) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Kyrgyz: окутуу (okutuu) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Latin: asportatio — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Latin: disciplina — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Latvian: apmācība — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Latvian: apmācīšana — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Lithuanian: lavinimas — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Lithuanian: mokymas — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Macedonian: обука (obuka) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Maltese: taħriġ — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Mongolian: сургалт (surgalt) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trening — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Norwegian Bokmål: opplæring — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trening — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: opplæring — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Iranian Persian: آموزِش (âmuzeš) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Iranian Persian: تَمْرین (tamrin) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Iranian Persian: تَعْلیم (ta'lim) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Iranian Persian: تَربِیَت (tarbiyat) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Plautdietsch: Belia — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Polish: trening — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Polish: ćwiczenie — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Polish: zaprawianie — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Polish: zaprawa — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Polish: szkolenie — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Portuguese: treinamento — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Romanian: antrenament — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Romanian: antrenare — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Russian: трениро́вка (treniróvka) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Russian: обуче́ние (obučénije) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Russian: тре́нинг (tréning) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Scottish Gaelic: trèanadh — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̏бука — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȍbuka — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Slovak: výcvik — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Slovak: školenie — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Slovak: cvičenie — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Slovak: tréning — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Slovene: šolanje — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Slovene: trening — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Spanish: capacitación — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Spanish: entrenamiento — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Spanish: formación — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Spanish: prácticas — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Spanish: adiestramiento — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Swedish: träning — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Tajik: омӯзиш (omüziš) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Tajik: таълим (ta'lim) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Tajik: тамрин (tamrin) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Tajik: тарбият (tarbiyat) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Turkish: antrenman — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Turkish: idman — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Turkish: temrin — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Ukrainian: тренува́ння (trenuvánnja) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Ukrainian: навча́ння (navčánnja) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Ukrainian: тре́нінг (tréninh) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Urdu: تَرْبِیَت (tarbiyat) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Urdu: تَعْلِیم (ta'līm) — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Uzbek: taʻlim — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Uzbek: mashq — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Vietnamese: sự đào tạo — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Welsh: hyfforddiant — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Welsh: hyfforddi — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
  • Yoruba: ìdánilẹ́kọ̀ọ́ — the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
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