take a train

VERB

travel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

carry cross cruise drive fly go migrate move proceed roam sail tour transmit trek vacation visit walk wander

STRONG

adventure cover explore hop jaunt jet junket motor progress ramble rove scour sightsee traverse voyage weekend wend

WEAK

cover ground get through go abroad go camping go into orbit go riding knock around make a journey make one's way overnight set forth set out take a boat take a plane take a trip

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade halt remain stay stop

STRONG

back up ignore

Example Sentences

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We were going to take a train from there to Cinque Terre, while other passengers planned to visit Florence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Valera said she wanted to take a train from the airport, but she didn’t have the roughly $5 subway fare.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023

Will Kim take a train to Trump meeting?

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2023

The interlocking system coordinates between the signal, track route and track occupancy, and ensures they all work in tandem to take a train safely through a station, Mathur told reporters two days after the crash.

From Reuters • Jun. 11, 2023

“That telephone company must still have you on the night shift”—he carries on, saying this phrase like it tastes bad: night shift—“if you managed to take a train in the middle of the day.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

take a train

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