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train

/treɪn/noun

उच्चारण ट्रेन

रेलगाड़ी; क्रम, सिलसिला

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a railway engine pulling a number of carriages or wagons; a series of events or thoughts that are connected

    रेलगाड़ी; क्रम, सिलसिला

    • catch a train
    • a train of thought
    • The train to Mumbai leaves from platform four.
    + 2 more examples
    • We missed the last train and had to take a taxi.
    • He lost his train of thought when the phone rang.

    Synonyms railway locomotive series chain sequence

verb
  1. 1

    [T, I]

    to teach a person or an animal the skills for a particular job or activity; to prepare yourself for a particular activity, especially a sport

    प्रशिक्षित करना; अभ्यास करना

    • She is training for the marathon.
    • The company trains new staff in the first month.
    • He is training to be a pilot.
    + 1 more example
    • She trained her dog to fetch the newspaper.

    Synonyms teach coach instruct drill practise

Idioms 2

train of thought

the connected series of thoughts that are in your mind at a particular time

विचारों का क्रम, विचार-धारा

  • The phone rang and I lost my train of thought.
  • The noise broke her train of thought.

set sth in train

to make sth start happening

(किसी काम की) शुरुआत करना, प्रक्रिया चालू करना

  • The new principal has set in train a series of reforms.
  • The decision set in train the hiring process.
→Phrasal verbs 2

train sth on sb/sth

to aim a gun or camera at sb/sth

(बंदूक या कैमरा किसी पर) तानना, निशाना साधना

  • The soldiers trained their guns on the enemy post.
  • All the cameras were trained on the bride and groom.

train sb up

(British, informal) to teach a person a new skill or job

(किसी को कोई काम या कौशल) सिखाना, प्रशिक्षित करना

  • We need to train up new staff before the festive season.
  • The company trains up young graduates as managers.
◇Word family
trainer nountraining noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

By train (no article).

By train (बिना article)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Train of thought (a connected series of thoughts: 'I lost my train of thought'), set sth in train (start a process), gravy train (a situation where people make a lot of money easily).

Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: train of thought (विचारों की जुड़ी शृंखला: 'I lost my train of thought', विचारों का सिलसिला टूट गया), set sth in train (प्रक्रिया शुरू करना), gravy train (ऐसी स्थिति जहाँ लोग आसानी से बहुत पैसा कमाएँ)।

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General knowledge

India's first passenger train ran from Bori Bunder (Mumbai) to Thane on 16 April 1853; Indian Railways is one of the world's largest rail networks; Vande Bharat is India's semi-high-speed train.

भारत की पहली यात्री ट्रेन 16 अप्रैल 1853 को बोरी बंदर (मुंबई) से ठाणे तक चली; भारतीय रेलवे दुनिया के सबसे बड़े रेल नेटवर्कों में से एक है; वंदे भारत भारत की अर्ध-उच्च-गति ट्रेन है।