train

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

   The fool got their tie caught in the geartrain.

2. 2
   noun

   public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

   express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction

3. 3
   noun

   piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor

   The train of the gown was carried by two young niblings.

4. 4
   noun

   a series of consequences wrought by an event

   it led to a train of disasters

5. 5
   verb

   exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition

   I am training for the Olympics.

6. 6
   verb

   undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession

   They were training to be teachers.

7. 7
   verb

   create by training and teaching

   The old master is training world-class violinists

8. 8
   verb

   teach and supervise (someone)

   act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train 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 (taš…