retrain

«retrain» in Mova's school dictionary: to learn new skills, usually for a different job — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (retrain, retrains, retrained, retraining)

meaning for a pupil

1) To retrain is to learn new skills, usually for a different job. tree →

2) To retrain someone or an animal is to teach them again or teach them something new. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life adults retrain as nurses, teachers or plumbers. Dogs can be retrained to stop bad habits. Phrases: «retrain as», «retraining course».

examples

• My aunt retrained as a nurse. tree →
• The factory closed, so many workers retrained. tree →
• We retrained our puppy to sit before eating. tree →
• He is retraining to become a chef. tree →
• The course helps people retrain for new jobs. tree →

note

re- = again. Do not confuse with «restrain» (hold back) — retrain has no s.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «retrain» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.