"retrain" meaning in English

See retrain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹiːˈtɹeɪn/ [verb], /ˈɹiːtɹeɪn/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retrain.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retrain2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: retrains [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: re- + train Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|train}} re- + train Head templates: {{en-noun}} retrain (plural retrains)
  1. An instance of training again.
    Sense id: en-retrain-en-noun-LtWdqDV7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 84 16 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 64 36

Verb

IPA: /ɹiːˈtɹeɪn/ [verb], /ˈɹiːtɹeɪn/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retrain.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retrain2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: retrains [present, singular, third-person], retraining [participle, present], retrained [participle, past], retrained [past]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: re- + train Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|train}} re- + train Head templates: {{en-verb}} retrain (third-person singular simple present retrains, present participle retraining, simple past and past participle retrained)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To train again; especially, to train or study in a new subject or job Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to train again): riqualificare (Italian), capacitar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-retrain-en-verb-tGr2MAlH

Inflected forms

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