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Definition of retrain

retrain

/ˌriːˈtreɪn/
re · train
Adjective:retrainable
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Past Simple:retrained
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Past Participle:retrained
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Present Participle:retraining
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retrain Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To teach or learn new skills in order to adapt to a different job, occupation, or technological environment.

Example

"The company launched an initiative to retrain factory employees to operate the automated assembly lines."

2

To run a machine learning model or neural network through a training process again using updated or expanded data.

Example

"The data science team had to retrain the algorithm after noticing a drop in prediction accuracy."

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retract
retractable
retraction
retrain
retrainable
retrainee
retraining

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Retrain. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/retrain
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