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Antonyms for train
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : treyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : treɪn |
Definition of train
Origin :- early 14c., "a drawing out, delay," later "trailing part of a skirt" (mid-15c.), also "retinue, procession" (mid-15c.), from Old French train (fem. traine), from trainer "to pull, draw," from Vulgar Latin *traginare, extended from *tragere "to pull," back-formation from tractus, past participle of Latin trahere "to pull, draw" (see tract (n.1)).
- Train of thought first attested 1650s. The railroad sense is recorded from 1820 (publication year, dated 1816), from notion of a "train" of wagons or carriages pulled by a mechanical engine.
- noun series
- verb prepare
- verb aim at
- They walked rapidly to the station, but too late, of course, for the train.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- The lawyer left them at the next station to wait for a train back to Butte.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- As the train started he swung himself off with a sad little "Be good to yourself!"
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- And now, as the train took her swiftly to her fate, she made the best of it.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He is to be taken to the depot, to go to Virginia in the first train.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- "Wait here while I see if the train is on time," directed Grace.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- When the train reached London and passed to Westminster, it was early in the morning.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- When the train pulled into the station she was the first person to board it.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- So perfectly had their journey been timed that the train was due in a very few minutes.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- He had but a short time to wait before the train left, and bore him away.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
Synonyms for train
- accustom
- alternation
- appendage
- beam
- brainwash
- break in
- bring to bear
- caravan
- care for
- cast
- chain
- coach
- cock
- column
- concatenation
- consecution
- convoy
- cortege
- course
- court
- cultivate
- develop
- direct
- discipline
- draw a bead
- drill
- drum into
- dry run
- educate
- enlighten
- entourage
- equip
- exercise
- file
- focus
- following
- get a workout
- get in one's sights
- get in shape
- gradation
- ground
- grow strong
- guide
- habituate
- harden
- head
- hone
- improve
- incline
- instruct
- inure
- lay
- level
- line
- line up
- make ready
- mold
- order
- point
- prime
- procession
- progression
- qualify
- rear
- rehearse
- retinue
- row
- run
- run through
- scale
- school
- season
- sequel
- sequence
- set
- shape
- sharpen
- show the ropes
- slant
- string
- study
- succession
- suite
- tail
- tame
- teach
- thread
- tier
- track
- trail
- turn
- tutor
- update
- wake
- warm up
- whip into shape
- wise up
- work out
- zero in
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