"retrain" meaning in English

See retrain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹiːˈtɹeɪn/, /ˈɹiːtɹeɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retrain.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retrain2.wav Forms: retrains [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: From re- + train. Etymology templates: {{af|en|re-|train}} re- + train Head templates: {{en-noun}} retrain (plural retrains)
  1. An instance of training again.
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Verb

IPA: /ɹiːˈtɹeɪn/, /ˈɹiːtɹeɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retrain.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retrain2.wav Forms: retrains [present, singular, third-person], retraining [participle, present], retrained [participle, past], retrained [past]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: From re- + train. Etymology templates: {{af|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): kouluttaa uudelleen (Finnish), se recycler (French), se reconvertir (French), riqualificare (Italian), przekwalifikowywać się [imperfective] (Polish), przekwalifikować się [perfective] (Polish), capacitar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-retrain-en-verb-tGr2MAlH

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