the process of learning the skills that you need to do a job. staff training; training in something Few candidates had received any training in management. Training ground · Training camp · Cross-training · Circuit training

training (in something/in doing something) the process of learning the skills that you need to do a job.

There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun training, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...

to teach a person or an animal the skills for a particular job or activity; to be taught in this way

​(British English) a place where people go to get fit and practise the skills necessary for the sport that they play. The coach tested his players' accuracy ...

a person who teaches people or animals to perform a particular job or skill well, or to do a particular sport. teacher trainers.

[uncountable] the process of teaching or learning the skills you need to be a teacher in a school.

the activity of training in sports other than your main sport in order to make yourself fitter and able to do your main sport better.

(abbreviation PT) [uncountable] (British English) sport and physical exercise that is taught in schools, in the army, etc.

Definition of physical training noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, ...