Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of train
nountraining (usually uncountable, plural trainings)
plural trainings
- uncountableusuallyThe activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training.
2012 January 28, Stephen Ledoux, “Behaviorism at 100”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2013, page 60 - uncountableusuallyThe result of good social upbringing.
- uncountableusuallycomputingThe process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ἄσκησις
- ἄσκησις (áskēsis)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Arabic تَدْرِيب, تَمْرِين
- تَدْرِيب (tadrīb)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- تَمْرِين (tamrīn)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- تَعْلِيم (taʕlīm)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Bulgarian обуче́ние, трениро́вка
- обуче́ние (obučénie)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- трениро́вка (treniróvka)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Catalan entrenament
- entrenamentthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Chinese Cantonese 訓練 /训练
- 訓練 /训练 (fan³ lin⁶)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Chinese Mandarin 訓練 /训练
- 訓練 /训练 (xùnliàn)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Czech vzdělávání, výcvik
- vzděláváníthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- výcvikthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- školeníthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- tréninkthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Danish oplæring, træning
- oplæringthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- træningthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Dutch opleiding, training
- opleidingthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- trainingthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Esperanto trejnado
- trejnadothe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Estonian väljaõpe, koolitus
- väljaõpethe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- koolitusthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Finnish valmennus, koulutus
- valmennusthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- koulutusthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
French entrainement, entraînement
- entrainementthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- entraînementthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
German Ausbildung, Training
- Ausbildungthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- Trainingthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Greek εκπαίδευση
- εκπαίδευση (ekpaídefsi)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Hebrew אֵמוּן, אימון
- אֵמוּן (immún)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- אימון (immún)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- תרגול (tirgúl)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Hindi प्रशिक्षण
- प्रशिक्षण (praśikṣaṇ)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Hungarian képzés, oktatás
- képzésthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- oktatásthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- tréningthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- tréningezésthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- edzésthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Icelandic þjálfun
- þjálfunthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Indonesian latihan
- latihanthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Irish oiliúint
- oiliúintthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Italian allenamento, tirocinio
- allenamentothe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- tirociniothe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- stagethe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- formazionethe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Japanese 訓練, トレーニング
- 訓練 (kunren)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- トレーニング (torēningu)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Korean 훈련, 트레이닝
- 훈련 (hullyeon)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- 트레이닝 (teureining)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Latin asportatio, disciplina
- asportatiothe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- disciplinathe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Latvian apmācība, apmācīšana
- apmācībathe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- apmācīšanathe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Lithuanian lavinimas, mokymas
- lavinimasthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- mokymasthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Norwegian Bokmål trening, opplæring
- treningthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- opplæringthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Polish trening, ćwiczenie
- treningthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- ćwiczeniethe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- zaprawianiethe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- zaprawathe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- szkoleniethe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Portuguese treinamento
- treinamentothe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Romanian antrenament, antrenare
- antrenamentthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- antrenarethe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Russian трениро́вка, обуче́ние
- трениро́вка (treniróvka)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- обуче́ние (obučénije)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- тре́нинг (tréning)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Scottish Gaelic trèanadh
- trèanadhthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Slovak výcvik, školenie
- výcvikthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- školeniethe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- cvičeniethe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- tréningthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Spanish capacitación, entrenamiento
- capacitaciónthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- entrenamientothe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- formaciónthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- prácticasthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- adiestramientothe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Swedish träning
- träningthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Turkish antrenman, idman
- antrenmanthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- idmanthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- temrinthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Ukrainian тренува́ння, навча́ння
- тренува́ння (trenuvánnja)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- навча́ння (navčánnja)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- тре́нінг (tréninh)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Urdu تَرْبِیَت, تَعْلِیم
- تَرْبِیَت (tarbiyat)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- تَعْلِیم (ta'līm)the activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Vietnamese sự đào tạo
- sự đào tạothe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Welsh hyfforddiant, hyfforddi
- hyfforddiantthe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
- hyfforddithe activity of imparting and acquiring skills
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with training
remainingmaintainingentertaininggainingretainingcomplainingrainingdrainingwaningreigningplaningchainingreiningcaningfeigningcraningaquatrainingpotty trainingpotty untrainingunpotty trainingunstaining
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
training. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/training
MLA
“training.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/training. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “training,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/training.
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