il apprit

learned, found out

→ apprendre
appri learn + t 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #29,080
learned, found out Passé simple (literary past tense) of « apprendre ».
FR: Il apprit la nouvelle hier soir.
EN: He learned the news yesterday evening.
Conjugation of apprendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First appris
Second appris
Third apprit

Elle lut la lettre et apprit ainsi sa mort.

She read the letter and learned of his death.

En grandissant, il apprit à mettre les choses en perspective.

As he grew up, he learned to put things into perspective.

Il fut surpris par ce qu'il apprit.

He was surprised by what he learned.

Elle fut surprise par ce qu'elle apprit.

She was surprised by what she learned.

Mon mentor m'a tout apprit sur la Force.

My mentor taught me everything about the Force.

Il nous apprit que Colomb avait découvert l'Amérique.

He taught us that Columbus had discovered America.

Que fit-elle quand elle apprit que la police était après elle?

What did she do when she learned that the police were after her?

— L'Accusé (2017)

Grand-père apprit la langue russe en Sibérie.

Grandfather learned Russian in Siberia.

Elle apprit le français à fond.

She learned French thoroughly.

Tom acheta une nouvelle machine à coudre à Mary et elle lui apprit à coudre.

Tom bought Mary a new sewing machine and she taught him to sew.

Qui lui apprit comment parler anglais?

Who taught him how to speak English?