Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

train up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables: train up
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To train or educate.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"“I am impressed, young Frank,” began the master criminal. “Breaking into my house in the dead of night. You are a boy after my own heart. You need to come and live here with me and your mother. I could be the father you never had. I could train you up. Teach you everything I know. You could become a master criminal like me. One day all this could be yours.”"
"Initially, software faults delayed their introduction. Now the issue is with getting enough drivers trained up."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

trains up (present, singular) training up (participle, present) trained up (participle, past) trained up (past)

Questions

What does train up mean?: To train or educate.

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