retrain
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re·train
(rē-trān′)tr. & intr.v.re·trained,re·train·ing,re·trains
To train or undergo training again.
re·train′a·ble adj.
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retrain
(riːˈtreɪn)vb
1. (tr) to teach (someone) a new skill so that he or she can do a job or find employment
2. (intr) to learn a new skill with a view to doing a job or finding employment
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retrain
Past participle:retrained
Gerund:retraining
Imperative |
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retrain |
retrain |
Present |
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I retrain |
you retrain |
he/she/it retrains |
we retrain |
you retrain |
they retrain |
Preterite |
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I retrained |
you retrained |
he/she/it retrained |
we retrained |
you retrained |
they retrained |
Present Continuous |
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I am retraining |
you are retraining |
he/she/it is retraining |
we are retraining |
you are retraining |
they are retraining |
Present Perfect |
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I have retrained |
you have retrained |
he/she/it has retrained |
we have retrained |
you have retrained |
they have retrained |
Past Continuous |
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I was retraining |
you were retraining |
he/she/it was retraining |
we were retraining |
you were retraining |
they were retraining |
Past Perfect |
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I had retrained |
you had retrained |
he/she/it had retrained |
we had retrained |
you had retrained |
they had retrained |
Future |
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I will retrain |
you will retrain |
he/she/it will retrain |
we will retrain |
you will retrain |
they will retrain |
Future Perfect |
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I will have retrained |
you will have retrained |
he/she/it will have retrained |
we will have retrained |
you will have retrained |
they will have retrained |
Future Continuous |
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I will be retraining |
you will be retraining |
he/she/it will be retraining |
we will be retraining |
you will be retraining |
they will be retraining |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been retraining |
you have been retraining |
he/she/it has been retraining |
we have been retraining |
you have been retraining |
they have been retraining |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been retraining |
you will have been retraining |
he/she/it will have been retraining |
we will have been retraining |
you will have been retraining |
they will have been retraining |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been retraining |
you had been retraining |
he/she/it had been retraining |
we had been retraining |
you had been retraining |
they had been retraining |
Conditional |
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I would retrain |
you would retrain |
he/she/it would retrain |
we would retrain |
you would retrain |
they would retrain |
Past Conditional |
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I would have retrained |
you would have retrained |
he/she/it would have retrained |
we would have retrained |
you would have retrained |
they would have retrained |
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Verb | 1. | retrain - teach new skills; "We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment" |
2. | retrain - train again; "He is retraining to become an IT worker" |
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