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# retrain

verb (retrain, retrains, retrained, retraining)

«retrain» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To retrain is to learn new skills, usually for a different job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrain/#m1)
2. To retrain someone or an animal is to teach them again or teach them something new. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrain/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life adults retrain as nurses, teachers or plumbers. Dogs can be retrained to stop bad habits. Phrases: «retrain as», «retraining course».

### Examples

- My aunt retrained as a nurse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrain/#x1)
- The factory closed, so many workers retrained. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrain/#x2)
- We retrained our puppy to sit before eating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrain/#x3)
- He is retraining to become a chef. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrain/#x4)
- The course helps people retrain for new jobs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrain/#x5)

### Note

re- = again. Do not confuse with «restrain» (hold back) — retrain has no s.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «retrain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/retrain/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«retrain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/retrain.html) on Mova free.