ASTD American Society for Training & Development

American Noun

— A person from the United States of America. — A person from North America or South America.

American Adjective

— From the United States. — From North or South America. — In a style typical of the United States. — In a style typical of the Americas (North and South America).

society Noun

— A society is a large number of people and the way they live, talking together, working with each other and making rules and ways to live. A society can be a town, country or more than one country together, with many people living the same ways. — A society is an organization or club that people can join.

for Preposition

— shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function This cake is for you. This is a net for catching fish. — For is used to show the reason for something He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.

for Subordinator

— For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive It's not good for you to be too relaxed.

training

— noun activity leading to skilled behavior — noun (= breeding) the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) a woman of breeding and refinement

development Noun

— growth The development of this story has been slow. The organism has reached an important part in its development. — Something which has developed Our news team brings you the latest developments. — A real estate development. — Using new ideas for practical problems. Our development department has created three new adhesives this year. — The active placement of the pieces, or the process of doing it White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.