entrain
Intermediate (B1)
IPA: /ɪnˈtreɪn/
KK: /ɪnˈtreɪn/
intransitive verb
Definition
To board or get on a train.
Example
We will entrain at the station for our trip to the city.
Tense Forms
Past: entrained
Past Participle: entrained
Conversation
Are you ready to entrain for the trip?
Yeah, I can’t wait to hop on the train!
I hope we can find good seats once we entrain.
Definitely! Let's get there early to make sure.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
board
embark
enter
Antonyms
disembark
exit
leave
transitive verb
Definition
To carry something along with a current or to draw something after itself, often used in scientific contexts.
Example
The river can entrain small particles as it flows.
Tense Forms
Past: entrained
Past Participle: entrained
Conversation
I read that rivers can entrain small particles while flowing.
That's interesting! I didn't know that happened in nature.
Yeah, it's fascinating how water can carry things along.
Root Explanation
Entrain is formed from "en-" (meaning to cause to be in) and "traîner" (from Old French, meaning to pull or drag). The word describes the act of causing something to be pulled along or carried with something else, often used in the context of fluids or particles being carried along by a current.
Memory Tip
Think of something being 'pulled along' ('traîner') as it is 'caused to be in' ('en-') a flow or movement.
Visually Confused Words
entertain
untrain
retrain
engrain
detrain
train
disentrain
ventrine