train – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of train

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to train up sb
Participle: trained up sb
Gerund: training up sb

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Itrain up sb
youtrain up sb
he;she;ittrains up sb
wetrain up sb
youtrain up sb
theytrain up sb

Perfect

Ihave trained up sb
youhave trained up sb
he;she;ithas trained up sb
wehave trained up sb
youhave trained up sb
theyhave trained up sb

Past

Itrained up sb
youtrained up sb
he;she;ittrained up sb
wetrained up sb
youtrained up sb
theytrained up sb

Pluperfect

Ihad trained up sb
youhad trained up sb
he;she;ithad trained up sb
wehad trained up sb
youhad trained up sb
theyhad trained up sb

Future

Iwill train up sb
youwill train up sb
he;she;itwill train up sb
wewill train up sb
youwill train up sb
theywill train up sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have trained up sb
youwill have trained up sb
he;she;itwill have trained up sb
wewill have trained up sb
youwill have trained up sb
theywill have trained up sb

Subjunctive

Present

Itrain up sb
youtrain up sb
he;she;ittrain up sb
wetrain up sb
youtrain up sb
theytrain up sb

Perfect

Ihave trained up sb
youhave trained up sb
he;she;ithave trained up sb
wehave trained up sb
youhave trained up sb
theyhave trained up sb

Imperfect

Itrained up sb
youtrained up sb
he;she;ittrained up sb
wetrained up sb
youtrained up sb
theytrained up sb

Pluperfect

Ihad trained up sb
youhad trained up sb
he;she;ithad trained up sb
wehad trained up sb
youhad trained up sb
theyhad trained up sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould train up sb
youwould train up sb
he;she;itwould train up sb
wewould train up sb
youwould train up sb
theywould train up sb

Perfect

Iwould have trained up sb
youwould have trained up sb
he;she;itwould have trained up sb
wewould have trained up sb
youwould have trained up sb
theywould have trained up sb

Imperative

youtrain up sb
weLet's train up sb
youtrain up sb

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam training up sb
youare training up sb
he;she;itis training up sb
weare training up sb
youare training up sb
theyare training up sb

Perfect

Ihave been training up sb
youhave been training up sb
he;she;ithas been training up sb
wehave been training up sb
youhave been training up sb
theyhave been training up sb

Past

Iwas training up sb
youwere training up sb
he;she;itwas training up sb
wewere training up sb
youwere training up sb
theywere training up sb

Pluperfect

Ihad been training up sb
youhad been training up sb
he;she;ithad been training up sb
wehad been training up sb
youhad been training up sb
theyhad been training up sb

Future

Iwill be training up sb
youwill be training up sb
he;she;itwill be training up sb
wewill be training up sb
youwill be training up sb
theywill be training up sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have been training up sb
youwill have been training up sb
he;she;itwill have been training up sb
wewill have been training up sb
youwill have been training up sb
theywill have been training up sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould be training up sb
youwould be training up sb
he;she;itwould be training up sb
wewould be training up sb
youwould be training up sb
theywould be training up sb

Perfect

Iwould have been training up sb
youwould have been training up sb
he;she;itwould have been training up sb
wewould have been training up sb
youwould have been training up sb
theywould have been training up sb

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'train'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'train'

brain, drain, grain, rain, strain, trail, twain, amain, attain, berain,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

instruct
tutor, educate, teach, explain, enlighten, impart, master
exercise
discipline, practice, drill, prepare

Antonyms

instruct
learn, acquire, absorb, mislead
exercise
inactivity, idleness, laziness, sluggishness

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1330, "a drawing out, delay," later "trailing part of a skirt" (c.1440), also "retinue, procession" (c.1440), from O.Fr. train (fem. traine), from trainer "to pull, draw," from V.L. *traginare, extended from *tragere "to pull," back formation from tractus, pp. of L. trahere "to pull, draw" (see tract (1)). Train of thought first attested 1651. The railroad sense is recorded from 1824, from notion of a "train" of carriages. British train-spotting "hobby of observing trains and recording locomotive numbers" is recorded from 1958.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.?
4. Latin trahere
5. Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre
6. Old French traïnerder.
7. Old French trainder.
8. Middle English trayne
9. English train
10. From Middle English trayne (“train”), from Old French train (“a delay, a drawing out”), from traïner (“to pull out, to draw”), from Vulgar Latin *traginō, from *tragō, from Latin trahō (“to pull, to draw”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to pull, draw, drag”). The verb was derived from the noun in Middle English.
11. For the meaning to teach compare typologically Russian ната́скивать (natáskivatʹ) (akin to тащи́ть (taščítʹ)). See: Latin 'trahō'.

Verbs referencing "train"

Scots Gaelic trèan, Norwegian trene, Dutch trainen, Russian тренировать, Irish traenáil, Danish træne.

Sample Sentences

  • George, who was a bright boy, and well trained in religious things by his mother, finding himself an object of general admiration, threw in expositions of his own, from time to time, with a commendable seriousness and gravity, for which he was [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • The rooms in which they worked, were as well ordered as themselves. In the windows of some, there were green plants, which were trained to shade the glass; in all, there was as much fresh air, cleanliness, and comfort, as the nature of the occupation would possibly admit of. Out of so large a number of females, many of whom were [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of injustice and cruelty, and which seems so to nobody about them. It has been an age of long sorrow of such natures, in such a hell-begotten sort of world as ours. What remained for her, but to train her children in her own views and sentiments ? Well, after all you say about training, children will grow up substantially what they _are_ by nature, and only that. From the cradle, Alfred was an [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ For you to educate, to be sure, and train in the way she should go. I thought she was rather a funny specimen in the Jim Crow line. Here, Topsy, ” he added, giving a whistle, as a man would to call the attention of a dog, “ give us a song, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Sons trained like your Henrique will be grand guardians of your powder-magazines, ” said Augustine,—“so cool and self-possessed ! The proverb says, ’ They that cannot govern themselves cannot govern others. ’ ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ There is a trouble there ” said Alfred, thoughtfully; “ there's no doubt that our system is a difficult one to train children under. It gives too free scope to the passions, altogether, which, in our climate, are hot enough. I find trouble with Henrique. The boy is generous and warm-hearted, but a perfect [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • These two, whom we shall call Susan and Emmeline, had been the personal attendants of an amiable and pious lady of New Orleans, by whom they had been carefully and piously instructed and trained. They had been taught to read and write, diligently instructed in the truths of religion, and their lot had been as happy an one as in their condition it was possible to be. But the only son of [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] looks and words. With a deadly sickness at her heart, she remembered how he had looked at Emmeline's hands, and lifted up her curly hair, and pronounced her a first-rate article. Susan had been trained as a Christian, brought up in the daily reading of the Bible, and had the same horror of her child's being sold to a life of shame that any other Christian mother might have; but she had no hope,—no [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] now seared brow bedewed with the waters of holy baptism. In early childhood, a fair-haired woman had led him, at the sound of Sabbath bell, to worship and to pray. Far in New England that mother had trained her only son, with long, unwearied love, and patient prayers. Born of a hard-tempered sire, on whom that gentle woman had wasted a world of unvalued love, Legree had followed in the steps of his [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ What sort of a girl ? ” said Madame de Thoux, eagerly. “ A treasure, ” said George; “ a beautiful, intelligent, amiable girl. Very pious. My mother had brought her up, and trained her as carefully, almost, as a daughter. She could read and write, embroider and sew, beautifully; and was a beautiful singer. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)