Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to entrain
Participle: entrained
Gerund: entraining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | entrain |
| you | entrain |
| he;she;it | entrains |
| we | entrain |
| you | entrain |
| they | entrain |
Perfect
| I | have entrained |
| you | have entrained |
| he;she;it | has entrained |
| we | have entrained |
| you | have entrained |
| they | have entrained |
Past
| I | entrained |
| you | entrained |
| he;she;it | entrained |
| we | entrained |
| you | entrained |
| they | entrained |
Pluperfect
| I | had entrained |
| you | had entrained |
| he;she;it | had entrained |
| we | had entrained |
| you | had entrained |
| they | had entrained |
Future
| I | will entrain |
| you | will entrain |
| he;she;it | will entrain |
| we | will entrain |
| you | will entrain |
| they | will entrain |
Future Perfect
| I | will have entrained |
| you | will have entrained |
| he;she;it | will have entrained |
| we | will have entrained |
| you | will have entrained |
| they | will have entrained |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | entrain |
| you | entrain |
| he;she;it | entrain |
| we | entrain |
| you | entrain |
| they | entrain |
Perfect
| I | have entrained |
| you | have entrained |
| he;she;it | have entrained |
| we | have entrained |
| you | have entrained |
| they | have entrained |
Imperfect
| I | entrained |
| you | entrained |
| he;she;it | entrained |
| we | entrained |
| you | entrained |
| they | entrained |
Pluperfect
| I | had entrained |
| you | had entrained |
| he;she;it | had entrained |
| we | had entrained |
| you | had entrained |
| they | had entrained |
Conditional
Present
| I | would entrain |
| you | would entrain |
| he;she;it | would entrain |
| we | would entrain |
| you | would entrain |
| they | would entrain |
Perfect
| I | would have entrained |
| you | would have entrained |
| he;she;it | would have entrained |
| we | would have entrained |
| you | would have entrained |
| they | would have entrained |
Imperative
| you | entrain |
| we | Let's entrain |
| you | entrain |
Verbs conjugated like 'entrain'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'entrain'
engrain,
entrail,
untrain,
detrain,
enchain,
engrail,
entail,
entertain,
entrap,
entwin,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle French entrainer (modern French entraîner /entrainer), from en- + trainer (“to pull, drag”). See: French '
entraîner//entrainer'.
Sample Sentences
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water entrained by steam
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In certain cases, it is possible to entrain enough of the solids continually in the effluent gas stream and then to disentrain them again away from the bed. [1963, W. D. Jamrack, Rare metal extraction by chemical engineering techniques:]
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There are several neurofeedback-related approaches that make use of auditory and/or visual stimulation (AVS) to entrain or disentrain brain electrical activity. [2007, James R. Evans, Handbook of Neurofeedback: Dynamics and Clinical Applications, →ISBN:]
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Hence, interestingly, a speaker (VR) might disentrain in no-frequency but entrain in the frequency of a particular discourse function; we also have a speaker with the opposite pattern (DF). [2013, Simone Bassis, Anna Esposito, Francesco Carlo Morabito, Recent Advances of Neural Network Models and Applications, →ISBN:]
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Thou muſt doe well, / Faith true obtaine: / Wit none repell, / Friend déere entraine. [1568, Thomas Howell, “Of Counsaile”, in The Arbor of Amitie, Wherin Is Comprised Pleasant Poëms and Pretie Poesies, […], London: […] Henry Denham, […], →OCLC, folio 11, verso:]
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That infancie looketh forward, and age backward; was it not that which lanus his double viſage ſignifide? yeares entraine me if they pleaſe; but backward. [1603, Michel de Montaigne, “Vpon Some Verses of Virgill”, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book III, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 505:]
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It is not the gawdy luſtre of the Purple, but the inward vertue of the Perſon, that proclaims Greatneſs; having alwayes obſerved you to entrain Humility and Integrity for your Retainers. [1656 September 18 (Gregorian calendar), Richard Tomlinson, “To His Honoured, Learned, and Vertuous Friend, William Witheings Esq.”, in Joannes Renodæus [i.e., Jean de Renou], translated by Richard Tomlinson, The Pharmaceutrical^([sic]) Shop, […] (A Medicinal Dispensatory, Containing the Whole Body of Physick: […]), London: […] J[ohn] Streater, and J[ames] Cottrel, published 1657, →OCLC, signature Nnn2, verso (page [476]):]
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The Stomach (like an Aged Maid, / Shrunk up, for want of human aid) / The Common Debt of Nature paid, / And with it’s Deſtiny entrain’d their Fate. [1697, [John Vanbrugh], “[Part I]”, in Æsop. A Comedy. […], 3rd edition, London: […] Richard Wellington, […], published 1702, →OCLC, Act II, page 15:]
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I was my own boss and I had my own hours, but unlike other bosses I entrained only my own ruin, my own bankruptcy. [1939, Henry Miller, Tropic of Capricorn, Paris: The Obelisk Press Books; Les Éditions du Chêne […], published 3 June 1948, →OCLC, page 18:]
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If the world survives, this war will surely be taught as a textbook case of a colossal military blunder entrained by deceit and self-deception. [2011 October 25, Robert Trivers, “The 2003 US War on Iraq”, in The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life, New York, N.Y.: Basic Books, →ISBN, chapter 11 (Self-Deception and War), page 257:]