aprender

Senses

1. 1.

   to learn

   acquire knowledge or skill through study, practice, or experience

2. 2.

   to learn (by heart)

   memorize or commit to memory

3. 3.

   to learn about

   find out or become informed of something

Examples

• "Ela está aprendendo a dirigir com seu pai."

  She is learning to drive with her father.

• "Aprendi muito naquela palestra."

  I learned a lot at that lecture.

• "As crianças aprenderam o poema de cor."

  The children learned the poem by heart.

Usage

Very common verb in both spoken and written Brazilian Portuguese. Typically takes the preposition "a" with infinitives (aprender a fazer) and "com/de" with persons (aprender com alguém). Note the distinction between aprender (to learn) and ensinar (to teach).