Dave trained the spotlight on Fred, who was just coming out of the building.
•Train your lens on that bush. There is a deer back there.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
train — train1 [ treın ] noun count *** 1. ) a group of railroad cars that are connected and pulled by an engine: a freight/passenger train by train: We traveled across China by train. train to: I met her on a train to New York. board/get on a train:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
train */*/*/ — I UK [treɪn] / US noun [countable] Word forms train : singular train plural trains 1) a group of railway vehicles that are connected and pulled by an engine a freight/passenger train by train: We travelled across China by train. train to: I met… … English dictionary
train — I [[t]tre͟ɪn[/t]] NOUN USES ♦♦ trains 1) N COUNT: also by N A train is a number of carriages, cars, or trucks which are all connected together and which are pulled by an engine along a railway. Trains carry people and goods from one place to… … English dictionary
train — verb 1》 teach (a person or animal) a skill or type of behaviour through regular practice and instruction. ↘be taught in such a way. 2》 make or become physically fit through a course of exercise and diet. 3》 (train something on) point or aim… … English new terms dictionary
train — train1 W2S1 [treın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(railway)¦ 2¦(series)¦ 3 train of thought 4 bring something in its train 5 set something in train 6¦(people/animals)¦ 7¦(dress)¦ 8¦(servants)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; … Dictionary of contemporary English
train — 1 /treIn/ noun (C) 1 RAILWAY a number of connected carriages pulled by an engine along a railway line: Jeff just missed the six o clock train. (+ to): I caught the early train to Bruges. | by train: It s more relaxing to travel by train. | train… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
train*/*/*/ — [treɪn] noun [C] I 1) a group of railway vehicles that are connected and pulled by an engine a freight/passenger train[/ex] We travelled across China by train.[/ex] I met her on a train to Glasgow.[/ex] More and more people got on the crowded… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
tame — [[t]te͟ɪm[/t]] tames, taming, tamed, tamer, tamest 1) ADJ GRADED A tame animal or bird is one that is not afraid of humans. They never became tame; they would run away if you approached them. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that something… … English dictionary
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
catch — catch1 W1S1 [kætʃ] v past tense and past participle caught [ko:t US ko:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take and hold)¦ 2¦(find/stop somebody)¦ 3¦(see somebody doing something)¦ 4¦(illness)¦ 5 catch somebody by surprise/catch somebody off guard 6 catch somebody… … Dictionary of contemporary English
