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retrained

retrained is the simple past and past participle of retrain.

Meaning of retrain

Verb

retrain (third-person singular simple present retrains, present participle retraining, simple past and past participle retrained)

  1. (ambitransitive) To train again; especially, to train or study in a new subject or job
    • New York City's largest hospital has agreed to retrain some unionized employees whose jobs were to be eliminated under an austerity drive, the hospital and its largest labor union said yesterday.1989 February 25, “Hospital Will Retrain Workers to Save Jobs”, in The New York Times

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Questions about retrained

What is retrained the simple past and past participle of?
Retrained is the simple past and past participle of retrain.

Words near retrained in the dictionary

  1. retraicting
  2. retraicts
  3. retrain
  4. retrainability
  5. retrainable
  6. retrained
  7. retrainee
  8. retrainees
  9. retrainer
  10. retrainers
  11. retraining

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