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retrains

retrains is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 retrains

What is retrains the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Retrains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of retrain.

Words near retrains in the dictionary

  1. retrainees
  2. retrainer
  3. retrainers
  4. retraining
  5. retrainings
  6. retrains
  7. retrait
  8. retraite
  9. retraited
  10. retraites
  11. retraiting

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