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- [ree-treyn]
- /riˈtreɪn/
- /ˌriːˈtreɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ree-treyn]
- /riˈtreɪn/
Definitions of retrain word
- verb with object retrain to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks. 1
- verb without object retrain to be retrained. 1
- transitive verb retrain teach new skills to 1
- intransitive verb retrain study new skills 1
- verb retrain If you retrain, or if someone retrains you, you learn new skills, especially in order to get a new job. 0
- verb retrain to teach (someone) a new skill so that he or she can do a job or find employment 0
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Origin of retrain
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; re- + train
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Retrain
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
retrain popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
retrain usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with retrain
- how to retrain your brain?
- how to retrain a dog?
- how to retrain a cat to use litter box?
- how to retrain your taste buds?
- how to retrain an aggressive dog?
- what to retrain as at 40?
- how to retrain your bowels?
- how to retrain as a nurse?
- how to retrain bladder?
- how to retrain your cat to use the litter box?
- how do you retrain your brain?
- how to retrain the brain?
- how do i retrain for a new career?
- what can i retrain to do at 40?
- how to retrain as an electrician?
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