retrain

verb

re·​train (ˌ)rē-ˈtrān How to pronounce retrain (audio)
retrained; retraining; retrains

transitive verb

: to train again or anew

intransitive verb

: to become trained again
retrainable adjective

Examples of retrain in a Sentence

The organization retrains people who have lost their jobs. He is retraining for another job. He retrained as a mechanic.
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It can also be used to retrain experienced individuals, like transitioning federal workers, who have strong work experience more broadly, but need specific skills or additional training to become licensed in fields like healthcare or teaching. Portia Wu, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2025 Advocate for retraining programs to reinvent your career. Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Unlike black-box models, Kore provides full observability, allowing administrators to trace, control, and retrain AI agents with complete transparency. Dean Debiase, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 Crucially, inference can be tuned and improved without retraining the underlying model. Son Nguyen, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for retrain

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of retrain was in 1856

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“Retrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrain. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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retrain

verb
re·​train rē-ˈtrān How to pronounce retrain (audio)
1
: to train again or anew
2
: to become retrained
retrainable adjective

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