retrain
verb
re·train
(ˌ)rē-ˈtrān 
retrained; retraining; retrains
: to train again or anew
: to become trained again
Examples of retrain in a Sentence
The organization retrains people who have lost their jobs.
He is retraining for another job.
He retrained as a mechanic.
Recent Examples on the Web
Throughout the evolution of filmmaking, our brains have gotten fooled and retrained.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 July 2024
In 1982, an interagency intelligence memorandum concluded that the Soviets could mobilize reservists, retrain them, and be ready for offensive operations in roughly a month.
—Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2023
The Biden administration said companies receiving the grants agreed to retain or hire back large numbers of the traditional auto industry workforce, pledged to retrain them for EV work, and promised to pay them higher than average wages.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Division leadership also agreed to retrain staff on response times to complaints, better track program revenues, better monitor and edit data policy and producers, improve data reporting procedures and criteria and to seek out new software that better aligns with state reporting requirements.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 July 2024
In 1982, an interagency intelligence memorandum concluded that the Soviets could mobilize reservists, retrain them, and be ready for offensive operations in roughly a month.
—Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2023
The Biden administration said companies receiving the grants agreed to retain or hire back large numbers of the traditional auto industry workforce, pledged to retrain them for EV work, and promised to pay them higher than average wages.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Division leadership also agreed to retrain staff on response times to complaints, better track program revenues, better monitor and edit data policy and producers, improve data reporting procedures and criteria and to seek out new software that better aligns with state reporting requirements.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
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“Retrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrain. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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