What does aprender in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word aprender in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use aprender in Spanish.

The word aprender in Spanish means learn, learn to do, learn by heart, commit to memory, learn from, learn to, learn the hard way, learn the hard way, learn new every day, learn from mistakes, memorize, learn from the past, learn the trade, ply the trade, learn from one another, learn by playing, learn your lesson, learn by reading, learn about, learn a whole lot, learn a lesson, try to learn, have much to learn, have a lot to learn, it's all about wanting to learn. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word aprender

learn

verbo transitivo (educarse en algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

Marcela aprendió el arte de la fotografía en un instituto especializado. Estoy aprendiendo alemán.

Marcela learned the art of photography at a specialized college.

learn to do

(adquirir conocimientos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Los niños aprenden a leer y escribir. Tienes que aprender a sumar antes de aprender a multiplicar.

Children learn to read and write.

learn by heart

verbo transitivo (retener en la memoria)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Aprendí todo el poema en un rato.

ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. In English class, we had to learn Hamlet's soliloquy by heart.

commit to memory

verbo pronominal (retener en la memoria)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Tienes que aprenderte las tablas de multiplicar.

You have to commit the the tables to memory.

learn from

(usar la experiencia ajena)

Aprende de tus mayores y no cometas los mismos errores.

Learn from your elders and don't make the same mistakes.

learn to

(adquirir conocimientos)

Tienes que aprender a sumar antes de aprender a multiplicar.

You have to learn to add before you learn to multiply.

learn the hard way

expresión (figurado (corregirse con tropiezos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Juan empezó a trabajar desde joven y tuvo que aprender a golpes a sobrevivir.

learn the hard way

locución verbal (corregirse por castigos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

learn new every day

locución verbal (aprender, investigar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Siempre se aprende algo nuevo cada día.

You learn something new every day.

learn from mistakes

locución verbal (escarmentar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Para crecer lo mejor es aprender de los errores.

Learning from mistakes is best way to grow.

memorize

locución verbal (memorizar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

De niña tuve que aprender de memoria la tabla de multiplicar.

As a child, I had to learn the multiplication table by heart.

learn from the past

locución verbal (escarmentar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

No a todos les gusta aprender del pasado.

Not everyone likes to learn from the past.

learn the trade, ply the trade

locución verbal (experimentar, trabajar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Juan aprendió el oficio de herrero observando a su abuelo.

Juan learned the trade of blacksmithing by watching his grandfather.

learn from one another

locución verbal (comprenderse mutuamente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Eran jóvenes y aprendieron el uno del otro a ser adultos.

ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The longer they lived together the more they learned from one another.

learn by playing

locución verbal (infancia)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Los niños deben aprender jugando.

Children must learn by playing.

learn your lesson

locución verbal (escarmentar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Espero que hayas aprendido la lección y que la próxima te lo pienses dos veces antes de meterte en un lío.

I hope you have learned your lesson and that next time you think twice before you get yourself into trouble.

learn by reading

locución verbal (leer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Es importante que los niños aprendan leyendo.

It's important that children learn by reading.

learn about

(concreto)

Necesito aprender sobre mecánica básica para mi curso de manejo.

I need to learn about basic mechanics for my driving course.

learn a whole lot

locución verbal (mucho)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Aprendí un montón en la universidad.

I learnt a whole lot at university.

learn a lesson

locución verbal (extraer un aprendizaje)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Todo lo que me pasó me hizo aprender una lección. Ya no quiero cometer los mismos errores.

Everything that happened to me made me learn a lesson. Now I don't want to make the same mistakes.

try to learn

(tratar de dominar algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Martín intentó aprender a tocar el piano.

Martin tried to learn to play the piano.

have much to learn, have a lot to learn

locución verbal (ignorar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Martín empezó hace poco el trabajo y tiene mucho que aprender.

Martin has only just started the job and has a lot to learn.

it's all about wanting to learn

expresión (tener ganas)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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