Antonyms for train


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : treyn
Phonetic Transcription : treɪn


Definition of train

Origin :
  • early 14c., "a drawing out, delay," later "trailing part of a skirt" (mid-15c.), also "retinue, procession" (mid-15c.), from Old French train (fem. traine), from trainer "to pull, draw," from Vulgar Latin *traginare, extended from *tragere "to pull," back-formation from tractus, past participle of Latin trahere "to pull, draw" (see tract (n.1)).
  • Train of thought first attested 1650s. The railroad sense is recorded from 1820 (publication year, dated 1816), from notion of a "train" of wagons or carriages pulled by a mechanical engine.
  • noun series
  • verb prepare
  • verb aim at
Example sentences :
  • They walked rapidly to the station, but too late, of course, for the train.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • The lawyer left them at the next station to wait for a train back to Butte.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • As the train started he swung himself off with a sad little "Be good to yourself!"
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • And now, as the train took her swiftly to her fate, she made the best of it.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He is to be taken to the depot, to go to Virginia in the first train.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • "Wait here while I see if the train is on time," directed Grace.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • When the train reached London and passed to Westminster, it was early in the morning.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • When the train pulled into the station she was the first person to board it.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • So perfectly had their journey been timed that the train was due in a very few minutes.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He had but a short time to wait before the train left, and bore him away.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

Synonyms for train

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