apprendre

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French apprendre, from Old French aprendre, aprandre, inherited from Latin apprendere, contracted form of apprehendere. Doublet of appréhender, which was borrowed. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.pʁɑ̃dʁ/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃dʁ === Verb === apprendre to learn to teach Synonyms: enseigner, instruire ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is conjugated on the model of prendre. That means it is quite irregular, with the following patterns: In the infinitive, in the singular forms of the present indicative, and in the future and the conditional, it is conjugated like rendre, perdre, etc. (sometimes called the regular -re verbs). In the plural forms of the present indicative and imperative, in the imperfect indicative, in the present subjunctive, and in the present participle, it is conjugated like appeler or jeter, using the stem apprenn- before mute 'e' and the stem appren- elsewhere. In the past participle, and in the past historic and the imperfect subjunctive, its conjugation resembles that of mettre. ==== Derived terms ==== apprenable apprendre par cœur ("to memorize") ce n'est pas à un vieux singe qu'on apprend à faire des grimaces on en apprend tous les jours ==== Related terms ==== apprentissage prendre ==== Paronyms ==== appendre === Further reading === “apprendre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Alternative forms === aprendre === Etymology === From Old French aprendre, aprandre. === Verb === apprendre to learn ==== Descendants ==== French: apprendre == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French aprandre, aprendre, from Latin apprendere, variant of apprehendere (“grasp, understand, comprehend”). === Verb === apprendre (Guernsey, Jersey) to learn (Jersey) to teach Synonym: ensîngni ==== Derived terms ==== apprendre par tchoeu (“to learn by heart”) ==== Related terms ==== êtudier (“to study”)