train
Elongated or trailing portion.
Noun 2 meanings
Elongated or trailing portion.
“Unfortunately, the leading bridesmaid stepped on the bride's train as they were walking down the aisle.”
Connected sequence of people or things.
Verb 4 meanings
To practice an ability.
“She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.”
To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
“You can't train a pig to write poetry.”
To improve one's fitness.
“I trained with weights all winter.”
To proceed in sequence.
Etymology
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”).
TRAIN at a glance
TRAIN has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (T 1 + R 1 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,137 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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