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training

[ trey-ning ]

noun

  1. the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained:

    He's in training for the Olympics.

  2. the status or condition of a person who has been trained:

    athletes in top training.



adjective

  1. of, relating to, or used in or for training:

    a training manual.

  2. intended for use during an introductory, learning, or transitional period:

    a training cup for weaning a baby; a training bra.

training

/ ˈٰɪɪŋ /

noun

    1. the process of bringing a person, etc, to an agreed standard of proficiency, etc, by practice and instruction

      training for the priesthood

      physical training

    2. ( as modifier )

      training college

  1. in training
    1. undergoing physical training
    2. physically fit
  2. out of training
    physically unfit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

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  • ԴDz·ٰiԲ adjective noun
  • ·ٰiԲ noun
  • -ٰiԲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of training1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (noun); train, -ing 1, -ing 2
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“The cut’s deep. The doctor here basically told me if I wasn’t so muscular, I might be dead or paralyzed,” Pham told reporters a few months later at spring training.

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Six police officers have been killed in Thailand after their plane crashed into the sea during a test flight for parachute training, police have said.

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Fighters generally shed some fat over the period of their training camp to get close to the agreed or stipulated weight limit.

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"I love being a fighter. I love training. I love competing. I love testing myself mentally and physically," he says.

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He then accused Benn, who based his training camp in Spain, of "fleeing" the United Kingdom.

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