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# untrained

«untrained» in Mova's school dictionary: **not taught or practised in a skill or job: «an untrained…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (untrained)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Untrained means not taught or practised in a skill or job: «an untrained helper». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrained/#m1)

2) An untrained animal has not been taught to behave or obey: «an untrained puppy». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrained/#m2)

3) An untrained eye or ear cannot notice what an expert can. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrained/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, untrained people should not do dangerous jobs (electrical work, diving rescues); call trained helpers. In everyday life, untrained puppies chew and jump. In science and art, «to the untrained eye» means to someone who is not an expert. Phrases: «to the untrained eye», «untrained staff», «untrained dog».

### examples

- An untrained puppy will chew your shoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrained/#x1)
- To the untrained eye, the two birds look the same. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrained/#x2)
- Untrained people should not climb into a sewer to rescue someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrained/#x3)
- The new helpers were untrained, so the coach showed them what to do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrained/#x4)
- My voice is untrained, but I love singing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrained/#x5)
- It is dangerous for untrained divers to go into caves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrained/#x6)

### note

Adjective. Opposite: trained, skilled. Common phrase: «to the untrained eye/ear».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «untrained» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untrained/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.