Train — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person

"a movie star who never goes anywhere without a train of personal assistants to cater to his every whim and need"

a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management

"a train of supply trucks making its way to the army encampment"

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another

"already a long train of ticket buyers waiting outside the stadium"

a series of things linked together

"you've broken my train of thought—now what were we talking about?"

to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness

"has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years"

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field

"will train the students in good study habits"

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective

"train all your thoughts on imagining how you'd score the winning goal in the game"

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal

"trained his eyes on the distant bull's-eye"

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function

"he's so experienced that they usually use him to train new recruits"