Retrain and Train

Retrain

Retrain verb - Teach new skills.
Usage example: We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment
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Synonyms for Retrain

Train and retrain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Train" instead a verb "Retrain".

Nearby Word: retraining

Train

Train verb - To cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field.
Usage example: will train the students in good study habits

Retrain and train are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Retrain" instead a verb "Train".

Both words in one sentence

  • Poke the Poodle Shia in Pita-Ten is a demon sent to Earth to train (or retrain according to the manga) to be evil.
  • But Thou Must! In the first Knights of the Old Republic, there is no possible way to refuse the Dantooine Jedi Council's surprising (and rather insane) idea to train (technically, retrain) you as a Jedi.
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