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training

Pronunciation: /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/

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Definition of training

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action of teaching a person or animal a particular skill or type of behaviour:in-service training for staff
  • the action of undertaking a course of exercise and diet in preparation for a sporting event:you’ll have to go into strict training

Phrases

in (or out of) training

undergoing (or no longer undergoing) physical training for a sporting event: they are in training for the big game
physically fit (or unfit) as a result of the amount of training one has undertaken: he is out of training after a knee operation we’re completely out of training

training in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of training in the US English dictionary