trained

1. 1
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of train. Use this form to talk about training that already happened.

   She trained her puppy to sit before meals.

   The athletes trained hard all summer.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Having learned the skills for a job or activity through lessons and practice.

   Like a cook who has gone to a real cooking school instead of just guessing.

   A trained nurse checked her blood pressure right away.

   Only trained lifeguards are allowed to watch the deep pool.

   Similarqualified, skilled, certified, experienced

   Oppositeuntrained, unqualified, unskilled, amateur

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3. 3
   adjective

   Made to grow into a certain shape, or made to lie or act a certain way.

   Like a young plant tied to a stick so it grows straight instead of sideways.

   The trained vine climbed neatly along the garden wires.

   His trained mustache curled up at both ends.

   Similarshaped

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