training

trai-ning · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (noun) The action of teaching a person or animal a particular skill or type of behavior.

  2. 2.

    (noun) The process of learning the skills needed for a particular job or activity.

  3. 3.

    (noun) Physical exercises done to prepare for a sport or competition.

  4. 4.

    (verb) Present participle of "train."

Forms

plural: trainings

Related words

See also: education, practice, train
Synonyms: coaching, instruction, practice, preparation

Etymology

From "train" + "-ing." "Train" comes from Old French "trainer" meaning "to draw, drag," from Vulgar Latin "*traginare." The sense of teaching or instruction developed from the idea of drawing someone along a path of learning.