apprendre

Senses

1. 1.

   to learn

   to acquire knowledge or skill through study or experience

2. 2.

   to find out; to hear (that)

   to become aware of or discover information

3. 3.

   to teach

   to instruct someone in something (archaic or formal usage)

Examples

• "Elle apprend le français depuis deux ans."

  She has been learning French for two years.

• "J'ai appris que tu as changé d'emploi."

  I learned (heard) that you changed jobs.

• "Il apprend à ses enfants à nager."

  He teaches his children to swim.

Usage

Apprendre is one of the most common French verbs. When followed by an infinitive, it means "to teach someone to do" (apprendre à quelqu'un à faire) or "to learn to do" (apprendre à faire). The construction "apprendre que" or "apprendre de" conveys "to find out that/from."