C1verbformalworkeducation
US/əˈpren.tɪs/
UK/əˈpren.tɪs/
to work for a skilled person for a period in order to learn their job; often 'be apprenticed to'
In context
At sixteen, he was apprenticed to a carpenter in his village.
She apprenticed with a famous chef in Paris for two years before opening her restaurant.
Young potters in Bat Trang often apprentice under their parents or grandparents.
Words that go with apprentice
verb + preposition
- be apprenticed toMy grandfather was apprenticed to a goldsmith in Hue.
- apprenticed asHe was apprenticed as an electrician after leaving school.
- apprenticed withShe apprenticed with a master tailor in Hoi An.
- apprenticed atHe apprenticed at a small printing shop for three years.
- apprenticed underThe young chef apprenticed under some of the best cooks in Tokyo.
adverb + verb
- formally apprenticedIn the past, boys were formally apprenticed at the age of fourteen.