apprendere
to learn
verb ahp-PREN-deh-reh Rare
Origin: Latin apprehendere, to grasp
Also means
to find out
Usage Note
Apprendere is the formal or academic register for 'to learn' (apprendere una lingua); in everyday speech imparare is more common. It also means 'to find out / to learn' in the sense of receiving news (ho appreso la notizia = I learned the news). It takes avere as auxiliary; past participle: appreso (irregular).
Examples
"I bambini apprendono le lingue in fretta."
Natural Translation
Children learn languages quickly.

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