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retrain

[ree-treyn]

verb (used with object)

  1. to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.



verb (used without object)

  1. to be retrained.

retrain

/ ːˈٰɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to teach (someone) a new skill so that he or she can do a job or find employment

  2. (intr) to learn a new skill with a view to doing a job or finding employment

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • retrainable adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of retrain1

First recorded in 1930–35; re- + train
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A member of the senior leadership team has been retrained to deliver classes in computing, instead of "continuing to search for candidates that just aren't out there".

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Tom Clarke, a gas engineer who recently retrained to fit heat pumps, said having to apply for planning permission had been a barrier for his customers.

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Overall the government is promising to create 120,000 more training opportunities for young adults, and those who need to retrain.

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Season 2 follows the events of the game’s 2020 sequel, “The Last of Us II,” retraining its focus on empathy and our Wild West cinematic notions of justice.

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It was successfully removed, but the subsequent nerve damage meant Keller had to retrain his brain to let him walk again.

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