el
common
/apɾenˈdiθ/
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Translation
apprentice, trainee
Word origin
From Old French aprentis, from aprendre ('to learn'), from Latin apprehendere ('to grasp, seize'), from ad- ('to') and prehendere ('to take'). The same root gives English 'apprentice' and 'apprehend'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- apprehendere
- English cognates
- apprentice, apprehend
Grammar
Gendercommon
Pluralaprendices
Examples
carpintería .
He started as an apprentice in the village carpentry shop.
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The trainee learns quickly and asks a lot of questions.
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Each master had two or three apprentices in his charge.
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How long were you an apprentice before working on your own?
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I am nothing more than an apprentice in the kitchen!
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