trained

trained

English

Etymology

    From train + -ed.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tɹeɪnd/
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    • Rhymes: -eɪnd

    Adjective

    trained (comparative more trained, superlative most trained)

    1. Having undergone a course of training (sometimes in combination).
      fully trained troops
      • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
        As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.
    2. Manipulated in shape or habit.
      trained fruit trees

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    Verb

    trained

    1. simple past and past participle of train

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