training

1. 1
   preparation (skills)noununcountable

   Teaching or learning the skills you need for a job or activity.

   Like practicing a sport over and over until you get good at it.

   New workers get training before they start the job.

   She finished her training as a nurse last year.

   UsageSay some training or a training course; a training is less common.

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2. 2
   sports practicenoununcountable

   Exercise and practice you do often to get fit and ready for a sport or competition.

   She does her training early in the morning before school.

   After months of training, he finished his first marathon.

   UsageSay in training for a race. One time of practice is a training session.

   Similarpractice, conditioning, preparation

3. 3
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of train. Use this form for an action in progress or as the name of the activity.

   She is training for a marathon next spring.

   Training every day helped him get much stronger.

   UsageSay training new staff, or with the, say the training of new staff.

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