training

Definition

  • noun: a process by which someone is taught the skills that are needed for an art, profession, or job
  • noun: the act, process, or method of one that 'trains'
  • synonyms: education, discipline, drill

Examples

  • She's 'in training' to be an astronaut. [=she is being trained to be an astronaut]

  • a 'training manual' [=a book of instructions for a job or task]

  • She owes her flexibility to her early 'training' as a dancer.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) for you to test yourself... ...is to try and remember how you arrived at this hotel. Can you do that? Yeah, I... COBB: No, breathe, breathe. Remember your training. Accept the fact that you're in a dream, and I'm here to protect you. Go on. Mm-hm. - You're not real? - No. (..)
    2010 Inception
  • (..) And a face full of glass hurts like hell. When you're in it, it feels real. ARTHUR: That's why the military developed dream sharing. It was a training program for soldiers to shoot, stab and strangle each other... ...and then wake up. ARIADNE: How did architects become involved? (..)
    2010 Inception