noun · neutral

train

/treɪn/TRAIN

Band 4-5speakingtask1

a long vehicle that travels along tracks and carries people or goods

Examples

I prefer to travel by train for short distances.

Band 8 sentence

I took the overnight train to save time and arrived refreshed the next morning.

Collocations

  • take a train
  • train station
  • catch a train

Word family

trains noun (plural)trainable adjective (different meaning)

Common mistakes

I go to school by train every day.I go to school by train every day.

There is many train to the city.There are many trains to the city.

Say it for a higher band

5bus6coach7+train

Synonyms

railway

Easily confused

rail

The rail network connects all major cities.

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