Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to apprentice
Participle: apprenticed
Gerund: apprenticing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | apprentice |
| you | apprentice |
| he;she;it | apprentices |
| we | apprentice |
| you | apprentice |
| they | apprentice |
Perfect
| I | have apprenticed |
| you | have apprenticed |
| he;she;it | has apprenticed |
| we | have apprenticed |
| you | have apprenticed |
| they | have apprenticed |
Past
| I | apprenticed |
| you | apprenticed |
| he;she;it | apprenticed |
| we | apprenticed |
| you | apprenticed |
| they | apprenticed |
Pluperfect
| I | had apprenticed |
| you | had apprenticed |
| he;she;it | had apprenticed |
| we | had apprenticed |
| you | had apprenticed |
| they | had apprenticed |
Future
| I | will apprentice |
| you | will apprentice |
| he;she;it | will apprentice |
| we | will apprentice |
| you | will apprentice |
| they | will apprentice |
Future Perfect
| I | will have apprenticed |
| you | will have apprenticed |
| he;she;it | will have apprenticed |
| we | will have apprenticed |
| you | will have apprenticed |
| they | will have apprenticed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | apprentice |
| you | apprentice |
| he;she;it | apprentice |
| we | apprentice |
| you | apprentice |
| they | apprentice |
Perfect
| I | have apprenticed |
| you | have apprenticed |
| he;she;it | have apprenticed |
| we | have apprenticed |
| you | have apprenticed |
| they | have apprenticed |
Imperfect
| I | apprenticed |
| you | apprenticed |
| he;she;it | apprenticed |
| we | apprenticed |
| you | apprenticed |
| they | apprenticed |
Pluperfect
| I | had apprenticed |
| you | had apprenticed |
| he;she;it | had apprenticed |
| we | had apprenticed |
| you | had apprenticed |
| they | had apprenticed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would apprentice |
| you | would apprentice |
| he;she;it | would apprentice |
| we | would apprentice |
| you | would apprentice |
| they | would apprentice |
Perfect
| I | would have apprenticed |
| you | would have apprenticed |
| he;she;it | would have apprenticed |
| we | would have apprenticed |
| you | would have apprenticed |
| they | would have apprenticed |
Imperative
| you | apprentice |
| we | Let's apprentice |
| you | apprentice |
Verbs conjugated like 'apprentice'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'apprentice'
apprentise,
prentice,
appetise,
appetize,
appretiate,
aphetize,
appendicate,
appete,
appraise,
appreciate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1307, from O.Fr.
aprentiz "someone learning," from
aprendre (Mod.Fr.
apprendre) "to learn, teach," contracted from L.
apprehendere (see apprehend). Aphetic form
prentice was long more usual in Eng. The verb is first attested 1631.
2. From Middle English apprentice, apprentesse, apprentyse, apprentis, from Old French aprentis, plural of aprentif, from Old French aprendre (verb), Late Latin apprendō, from Classical Latin apprehendō.
3. Compare typologically Latin discipulus (akin to capiō); Russian ухвати́ть (uxvatítʹ), нахвата́ться (naxvatátʹsja), схва́тывать на лету́ (sxvátyvatʹ na letú), and, for another aspect, быть на подхва́те (bytʹ na podxváte) (both akin to хвата́ть (xvatátʹ)). See: Old French '
aprendre', Latin '
apprehendō'.
Sample Sentences
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His father had apprenticed him to a silk merchant.
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He was apprenticed to a local employer.
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Early in his career, Trump apprenticed himself to Roy Cohn, an unprincipled lawyer who taught the young Trump how to gain wealth and influence through ruthless bullying, profane braggadocio, opportunistic bigotry, baseless lawsuits, lying, and more lying.
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Yet as Trump’s “fixer” with politicians, judges and mob bosses, Cohn remained utterly loyal to Trump and his father, Fred. [2025 August 25, Robert Reich, “Why Trump built a staff of incompetent sycophants”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025:]
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Joe apprenticed three different photographers before setting up his own studio.