Retrain
verb
To teach yourself or someone else new skills, especially so that they can do a different job.
He had to retrain as a teacher after he injured his arm and could no longer do manual labor.
Often appears as...
- retrain for a new job
- retrain in a new field
verb
To practice and learn again something you forgot or don't do well anymore.
After the accident, he had to retrain his leg to walk properly again.
Often appears as...
- retrain the mind
- retrain muscles
verb
To teach yourself or someone else new skills, especially so that they can do a different job.
He had to retrain as a teacher after he injured his arm and could no longer do manual labor.
Often appears as...
- retrain for a new job
- retrain in a new field
verb
To practice and learn again something you forgot or don't do well anymore.
After the accident, he had to retrain his leg to walk properly again.
Often appears as...
- retrain the mind
- retrain muscles
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Career Change
Used when someone needs to learn new skills for a different career, often due to circumstances.
After the factory closed, many workers had to retrain in information technology.
Pro Tip 2/3Not By Choice
Often implies a forced change, something not done willingly but out of necessity.
Due to her allergy, she had to retrain from being a baker to a florist.
Pro Tip 3/3Lifelong Learning
Emphasizes the concept that education and skill acquisition is a continuous process.
To stay relevant in his field, he has to regularly retrain in new software.
Pro Tip 1/3Career Change
Used when someone needs to learn new skills for a different career, often due to circumstances.
After the factory closed, many workers had to retrain in information technology.
Pro Tip 2/3Not By Choice
Often implies a forced change, something not done willingly but out of necessity.
Due to her allergy, she had to retrain from being a baker to a florist.
Pro Tip 3/3Lifelong Learning
Emphasizes the concept that education and skill acquisition is a continuous process.
To stay relevant in his field, he has to regularly retrain in new software.
Pro Tip 1/3Career Change
Used when someone needs to learn new skills for a different career, often due to circumstances.
After the factory closed, many workers had to retrain in information technology.
Pro Tip 2/3Not By Choice
Often implies a forced change, something not done willingly but out of necessity.
Due to her allergy, she had to retrain from being a baker to a florist.
Pro Tip 3/3Lifelong Learning
Emphasizes the concept that education and skill acquisition is a continuous process.
To stay relevant in his field, he has to regularly retrain in new software.
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Elephants Being...
Oh-ho-oooo! You know, they say elephants don't forget and perhaps he will never forget his trauma, but at least if we can show him that it can be a bit of fun, we can sort of retrain his brain to cope with that early memory. Come here boy, come on big boy! So hopefully he'll just settle, we’ll just go slowly, slowly, slowly..
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Elliot Krane: The...
We take nerves that are noisy and active that should be quiet, and we put them to sleep with local anesthetics. And most importantly, what we do is we use a rigorous, and often uncomfortable, process of physical therapy and occupational therapy to retrain the nerves in the nervous system
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Reframing Black History...
like what's your age what you're raised that kind of thing gender and so i had no choice but to look through most of these databases and there are millions of images so there needs to be um people behind the scenes that can actually say hey you know let's uh retune our system or retrain
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
to make a material difference to police, for example -- I know that's only one piece of it. In Guatemala, for instance, we've started a project there with the local police and court system, prosecutors, to retrain them so that they can actually effectively bring these cases.
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Dear Facebook, this is...
They could retrain their algorithms to focus on a metric other than engagement, and they could build in guardrails to stop certain content from going viral before being reviewed. And they could do all of this without becoming what they call the arbiters of truth.
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The mystery of chronic...
often uncomfortable process of physical therapy and occupational therapy to retrain the nerves in the nervous system to respond normally to the activities and sensory experiences that are part of everyday life and we support all of that
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This Is What Happens to...
there is hope for Susan though the road to recovery can be challenging and there may be setbacks treatments can retrain Susan's brain with the help of medication and therapy Susan finds pleasure in her life once again
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Baby Elephant Overcomes...
don't forget and perhaps he will never forget his trauma but at least if we can show him that it can be a bit of fun we can sort of retrain his brain to cope with that early memory so hopefully
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The Cutest Elephant...
Moyo isn't keen you know they say elephants don't forget and perhaps he will never forget his trauma but at least if we can show him that it can be a bit of fun we can sort of retrain his
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How do daily habits lead...
with the other side. And that's why it is so, so important for us to retrain our brains and stop contributing to violent ecologies. Thank you.
Video examples
Elephants Being...
Oh-ho-oooo! You know, they say elephants don't forget and perhaps he will never forget his trauma, but at least if we can show him that it can be a bit of fun, we can sort of retrain his brain to cope with that early memory. Come here boy, come on big boy! So hopefully he'll just settle, we’ll just go slowly, slowly, slowly..
Video examples
Elliot Krane: The...
We take nerves that are noisy and active that should be quiet, and we put them to sleep with local anesthetics. And most importantly, what we do is we use a rigorous, and often uncomfortable, process of physical therapy and occupational therapy to retrain the nerves in the nervous system
Video examples
Reframing Black History...
like what's your age what you're raised that kind of thing gender and so i had no choice but to look through most of these databases and there are millions of images so there needs to be um people behind the scenes that can actually say hey you know let's uh retune our system or retrain
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
to make a material difference to police, for example -- I know that's only one piece of it. In Guatemala, for instance, we've started a project there with the local police and court system, prosecutors, to retrain them so that they can actually effectively bring these cases.
Video examples
Dear Facebook, this is...
They could retrain their algorithms to focus on a metric other than engagement, and they could build in guardrails to stop certain content from going viral before being reviewed. And they could do all of this without becoming what they call the arbiters of truth.
Video examples
The mystery of chronic...
often uncomfortable process of physical therapy and occupational therapy to retrain the nerves in the nervous system to respond normally to the activities and sensory experiences that are part of everyday life and we support all of that
Video examples
This Is What Happens to...
there is hope for Susan though the road to recovery can be challenging and there may be setbacks treatments can retrain Susan's brain with the help of medication and therapy Susan finds pleasure in her life once again
Video examples
Baby Elephant Overcomes...
don't forget and perhaps he will never forget his trauma but at least if we can show him that it can be a bit of fun we can sort of retrain his brain to cope with that early memory so hopefully
Video examples
The Cutest Elephant...
Moyo isn't keen you know they say elephants don't forget and perhaps he will never forget his trauma but at least if we can show him that it can be a bit of fun we can sort of retrain his
Video examples
How do daily habits lead...
with the other side. And that's why it is so, so important for us to retrain our brains and stop contributing to violent ecologies. Thank you.
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Quote examples
Oren Etzioni
American Businessman
Instead of expecting truck drivers and warehouse workers to rapidly retrain so they can compete with tireless, increasingly capable machines, let's play to their human strengths and create opportunities for workers as companions and caregivers for our elders, our children, and our special-needs population.
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Joe Sestak
American Politician
I understand the challenge with student loans. But what about the labor force, the enlisted men and women, so to speak, of ships. Those who work with their hands and their minds. We need to do what we do in the military, is we train and retrain.
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Stacey Abrams
American Politician
Clean energy jobs can exist across the state and create micro-economies to support struggling communities. Local governments can use advanced energy to retrain workers and create local jobs, and the positive economic impacts can remain local.
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Aljamain Sterling
American Athlete
I hope we can figure out the reforms, educate and really retrain our police officers. Getting people to understand that just because I grew up a different way and my lifestyle's different, doesn't mean that you need to be afraid of me.
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Jamie Zawinski
American Scientist
Why should someone have to retrain themselves to use a new application that does the same basic thing as the old application, just because something as trivial as the operating system changed out from under them?
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Gabrielle Giffords
American Politician
Music therapy was so important in the early stages of my recovery because it can help retrain different parts of your brain to form language centers in areas where they weren't before you were injured.
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Will Hurd
American Politician
To continue to be the world leader in innovation, we have to retrain and 'reskill' our workforce over time and prepare our kids for jobs that don't even exist today.
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John McAfee
American Businessman
There are always losers when society evolves. In the free market, these losers are expected and encouraged to retrain and find new ways to survive and thrive.
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Layla Moran
British Politician
By allowing many adult learners to retrain and upskill throughout their careers, colleges provide expertise for key sectors.
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Patrick Lencioni
American Writer
Having to re-recruit, rehire, and retrain, and wait for a new employee to get up to speed is devastating in terms of cost.
Quote examples
Oren Etzioni
American Businessman
Instead of expecting truck drivers and warehouse workers to rapidly retrain so they can compete with tireless, increasingly capable machines, let's play to their human strengths and create opportunities for workers as companions and caregivers for our elders, our children, and our special-needs population.
Quote examples
Joe Sestak
American Politician
I understand the challenge with student loans. But what about the labor force, the enlisted men and women, so to speak, of ships. Those who work with their hands and their minds. We need to do what we do in the military, is we train and retrain.
Quote examples
Stacey Abrams
American Politician
Clean energy jobs can exist across the state and create micro-economies to support struggling communities. Local governments can use advanced energy to retrain workers and create local jobs, and the positive economic impacts can remain local.
Quote examples
Aljamain Sterling
American Athlete
I hope we can figure out the reforms, educate and really retrain our police officers. Getting people to understand that just because I grew up a different way and my lifestyle's different, doesn't mean that you need to be afraid of me.
Quote examples
Jamie Zawinski
American Scientist
Why should someone have to retrain themselves to use a new application that does the same basic thing as the old application, just because something as trivial as the operating system changed out from under them?
Quote examples
Gabrielle Giffords
American Politician
Music therapy was so important in the early stages of my recovery because it can help retrain different parts of your brain to form language centers in areas where they weren't before you were injured.
Quote examples
Will Hurd
American Politician
To continue to be the world leader in innovation, we have to retrain and 'reskill' our workforce over time and prepare our kids for jobs that don't even exist today.
Quote examples
John McAfee
American Businessman
There are always losers when society evolves. In the free market, these losers are expected and encouraged to retrain and find new ways to survive and thrive.
Quote examples
Layla Moran
British Politician
By allowing many adult learners to retrain and upskill throughout their careers, colleges provide expertise for key sectors.
Quote examples
Patrick Lencioni
American Writer
Having to re-recruit, rehire, and retrain, and wait for a new employee to get up to speed is devastating in terms of cost.
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