train – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of train

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)