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trained

The correct spelling is trained.

How to pronounce trained

/tɹeɪnd/
verb

IPA: /tɹeɪnd/

Say it like: Tra-yne-d

The correct spelling is trained. To practice an ability. For example: "She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics."

Usage Examples

She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.

You can't train a pig to write poetry.

I trained with weights all winter.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To practice an ability.
  2. 2.To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
  3. 3.To improve one's fitness.
  4. 4.To proceed in sequence.
  5. 5.To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.

adjective

  1. 1.Having undergone a course of training (sometimes in combination).
  2. 2.Manipulated in shape or habit.

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