cross-train

verb

To train in a different task, skill or sport

OriginEnglish train ← Middle English trayne ← Old French train →
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Meanings

verbcross-train (third-person singular simple present cross-trains, present participle cross-training, simple past and past participle cross-trained)

present singular third person cross-trains · participle present cross-training · participle past cross-trained · past cross-trained

  1. To train in a different task, skill or sport
  2. To train in a variety of tasks, skills or sports

Origin

  1. Englishcross-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-der.?
  3. Latintrahere
  4. Vulgar Latin*tragīnāre
  5. Old Frenchtraïner
  6. Old Frenchtrain
  7. Middle Englishtrayne
  8. Englishtrain
  9. Englishcross-train

From cross- + train.

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APA

cross-train. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-train

MLA

“cross-train.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-train. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-train,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-train.

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