Meaning & use
trained
Having gained a particular skill or type of behavior through instruction and practice.
See it in a sentence
The trained rescue dog located the missing hiker within an hour.
Only trained staff are allowed to operate the laboratory equipment.
A note on using this word
Trained is usually followed by a noun or 'in/as' phrase specifying the skill, such as 'trained in first aid.'
Words with a similar meaning
skilledqualified
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Words with an opposite meaning
untrainedunskilled
Another way to use it
2. verb
Simple past tense and past participle of train: taught a person or animal a skill through instruction and practice.
The coach trained the young athletes for months before the championship.
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