How to Use "Train" with Example Sentences

train (n): a number of cars connected together that ride on top of railroad tracks

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Used with adjectives:

"The passenger train was full."
(passenger)

"The city has a new high-speed train."
(high-speed, bullet, subway, intercity, express, fast)

"The last train leaves at midnight."
(last, first)

"We could hear the approaching train."
(approaching, oncoming, passing)

Used with verbs:

"He takes the train to work."
(takes, rides)

"They boarded the train at the last minute."
(boarded, got on, hopped on)

"We need to catch the train in five minutes!"
(catch, make, board)

"The train approached the station."
(approached)

"The train departed on time."
(departed, left, arrived, came)

"We missed the train."
(missed, waited for, ran for)

"The train runs every hour."
(runs, be + due, comes, arrives, returns, departs, leaves)

Used with prepositions:

"She travels by train."
(by)

"There were too many people on the train."
(on)

Used with nouns:

"He got stuck on the train tracks."
(tracks)

"They will meet us at the train station."
(station, depot, stop)

"We lost our train tickets."
(tickets, fare)

"I fell asleep during the train ride."
(ride, trip)

"Train service is slow."
(service)

train (v): to teach a person or animal how to do something

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Used with adverbs:

"She successfully trained her puppy to be housebroken."
(successfully, easily, effectively)

"He trained extensively for that competition."
(extensively, considerably, hard, intensely)

"She trains daily for the marathon."
(daily, regularly)

Used with prepositions:

"The gymnast is training for the next Olympics."
(for)