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detrains

detrains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of detrain.

Meaning of detrain

Verb

detrain (third-person singular simple present detrains, present participle detraining, simple past and past participle detrained)

  1. (intransitive) To exit from a train; to disembark.
    • If you plan to detrain at the next stop, please begin gathering your belongings.
    Antonyms:
    entrain
  2. (transitive) To remove (a passenger or passengers) from a train; to evacuate (passengers) from a train.
    • Following the accident passengers were detrained through the rear cab.
    Antonyms:
    entrain
  3. To reduce one's training, particularly during the offseason, in preparation for a cycle of retraining.
  4. To transfer air from an organized air current to the surrounding atmosphere.

Questions about detrains

What is detrains the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Detrains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of detrain.

Words near detrains in the dictionary

  1. detrain
  2. detrained
  3. detraining
  4. detrainment
  5. detrainments
  6. detrains
  7. detrans
  8. detransform
  9. detransformation
  10. detransformations
  11. detransformed

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