retrain

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)

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
retrain
retrain

Present
I retrain
you retrain
he/she/it retrains
we retrain
you retrain
they retrain

Preterite
I retrained
you retrained
he/she/it retrained
we retrained
you retrained
they retrained

Present Continuous
I am retraining
you are retraining
he/she/it is retraining
we are retraining
you are retraining
they are retraining

Present Perfect
I have retrained
you have retrained
he/she/it has retrained
we have retrained
you have retrained
they have retrained

Past Continuous
I was retraining
you were retraining
he/she/it was retraining
we were retraining
you were retraining
they were retraining

Past Perfect
I had retrained
you had retrained
he/she/it had retrained
we had retrained
you had retrained
they had retrained

Future
I will retrain
you will retrain
he/she/it will retrain
we will retrain
you will retrain
they will retrain

Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would retrain
you would retrain
he/she/it would retrain
we would retrain
you would retrain
they would retrain

Past Conditional
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" train, educate, prepare, develop - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"
	2.	retrain - train again; "He is retraining to become an IT worker" train, prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid"

Translations

retrain

[ˈriːˈtreɪn]

A. VT [+ workers] → reciclar, recapacitar, reconvertir

B. VI → reciclarse, reconvertirse

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retrain

[ˌriːˈtreɪn]

vt → recycler

vi → se recycler

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retrain

vt → umschulen

vi → umlernen, umgeschult werden, sich umschulen lassen

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retrain

[ˌriːˈtreɪn]

1. vt (worker) → riqualificare

2. vi → riqualificarsi

References in periodicals archive ?

EVERY worker should have the opportunity to improve their skills and retrain.

Retraining scheme preparing people for jobs of the future

Education Minister Kemi Badenoch has today (20 August) announced the further rollout of the Get Help to Retrain digital service to the West Midlands and North East following a successful launch across the Liverpool City region last month.

Innovative adult retraining scheme rolled out further

Amazon.com is expected to announce on Thursday it plans to retrain a third of its U.S.

Amazon plans to train 100,000 workers in new skills, WSJ reports

Future Energy Group, based in Newcastle, has linked up with Middlesbrough College to retrain former steelworkers as meter engineers - and has already seen 20 people gain the qualifications needed.

Training's boosted my confidence, says former SSI worker

So, I found that retraining was essential, but very hard to get, unless you paid for it your self, the powers that be, be they the Government, or industry being reluctant to retrain people.

Retraining is vital - but hard to get

FINANCE and Management Business School is an innovative education provider in Birmingham city centre, currently working towards improving people's skills and helping them to retrain to get back in to work.

It's all adding up

Last year $29 million was allocated to retrain 6,200 workers.

Wash. community colleges lack funds for retraining

Now he says the growing number of redundant workers across Wales should follow suit and tap into support from the Welsh Assembly Government to retrain for a new job.

Malcolm gets a lift after hooking new career

Some airmen not offered a career job reservation may be able to retrain, some may be able to get a special duty assignment, and others will be separated at the end of their enlistment.

Commentary (Aug. 25, 2006): enlisted and officer force shaping part of air force landscape

A facility can switch products and not need to retrain staff if the new product does not introduce a new hazard to the job of an employee.