French word

réapprendre

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁeapʁɑ̃dʁ/

Meaning

  • verbrelearn

Example

J'ai réappris les bases de la cuisine.

I have relearned the basics of cooking.

Illustration for réapprendre (relearn)

More examples

Beaucoup de gens doivent réapprendre une langue après une longue pause.

Many people have to relearn a language after a long break.

Core concept

A familiar skill being brought back into active use through renewed learning.

Common phrases

  • réapprendre une langue

    relearn a language

  • réapprendre le français

    relearn French

Similar words

apprendre: To acquire knowledge or skills that are new.
revoir: To view information again in order to verify it.
réviser: To revise previously learned material and improve recall or comprehension.
reprendre: To begin again after a pause or take up an interrupted subject again.

Definition in French

Apprendre de nouveau une connaissance ou une compétence qu'on avait déjà acquise.

Word origin

Réapprendre combines the prefix re- with apprendre, which comes through Old French aprendre from Latin apprehendere, meaning to grasp.

Usage tips

  • Réapprendre takes a direct object for knowledge or skills, but uses à plus an infinitive for relearning how to perform an action.

Opposites

Related words

  • réapprentissagerelearningnoun

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