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/treɪn/

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Meaning

A long line of carriages that runs on metal tracks and carries people or goods.

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Word origin

From Old French train meaning something drawn along, from Latin trahere to pull.

Origin
Old French
Root
train

Grammar

Gender
Pluraltrains

Examples

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"Train" is the long line of carriages on tracks.

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"Trains" is the plural, meaning more than one train.

London.

Here "train" is how we travelled to London.

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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 12: train, street, funny and 7 more words.