train

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtreɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/treɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(trān)

Collocations for "train"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "train" in context.

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train

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. train [your dog, a horse] (to)
  2. train it to [come, sit, shake]
  3. train a new [employee, member]
  4. train in a new [employee]
  5. train a new [employee] in
  6. train and [develop, equip, support, educate]
  7. train in [law, medicine]
  8. train to [help, be, work perform, provide]
  9. train for [years]
  10. trained from [birth, childhood] to
  11. has been [expertly, professionally, specifically] trained to
  12. trained by [the best, an expert]
  13. train the [player, team]
  14. trained [several, a few, many] teams
  15. trained for the [match, race, competition, marathon]
  16. train to [win, become the best, be the strongest]
  17. train yourself hard
  18. (can) train yourself to
  19. train [in the gym, in the park, on the pitch, at home]
  20. [the officers', five] guns were trained on him
  21. [all, everyone's] eyes were trained on them
  22. toilet-train your [child, toddler, cat, dog]
  23. has (not) been toilet-trained
n
  1. a [direct, non-stop, bullet, commuter] train (to)
  2. a [regional, national, intercity, rural] train
  3. a [freight, cargo, passenger] train
  4. the night train (to)
  5. [I'm, left it, got] on the train
  6. [missed, caught] the express train (to)
  7. [missed] my train (to)
  8. [travel, go] by train
  9. [drive, operate, service] a train
  10. take the train (to)
  11. take a train from [New York] to [Boston]
  12. the train takes [30 minutes, two hours] (to get to)
  13. the train [stopped, braked, derailed]
  14. [an artillery, a camel, a baggage, a tank] train
  15. a train of [vehicles, people, impulses]
  16. a train of [aides, servants, security staff]
  17. lost my train of thought
n as adj
  1. train [schedules, timetable, times]
  2. a train [driver, mechanic, inspector]
  3. a train [service, line, tracks, station, journey]
  4. a train [accident, crash, wreck, disaster]
  5. the [speech, party] was a total train wreck
'train' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
China - London - Paris - a stone's throw - ahead - airport - alternative - approach - arrive - axle - bang - barrier - board - boiler - book - bullet - cancel - cancellation - capacity - cargo - carriage - carrier - catch - city - climb - coach - commission - commute - commuter - conductor - connection - controller - couple - crashed - crossing - crowded - daily - dead - delay - delayed - departure - depot - destination - direct - discipline - disruption - dog - donkey - doorway - downtown

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