apprenticeship

«apprenticeship» in Mova's school dictionary: A time of training when a young person learns a trade or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an apprenticeship, apprenticeships)

meaning for a pupil

1) A time of training when a young person learns a trade or job by working with a skilled worker, often while being paid a small wage. tree →

2) Any period of learning a skill from someone more experienced. tree →

sense in the lessons

In adult life, school leavers can do an apprenticeship to become plumbers, electricians, chefs, hairdressers or engineers, learning on the job and at college. In stories and history, boys and girls were sent to masters for an apprenticeship. Phrases: «do an apprenticeship», «start an apprenticeship», «serve an apprenticeship», «apprenticeship scheme».

examples

• My cousin is doing an apprenticeship as an electrician. tree →
• In old times a boy might serve a long apprenticeship with a blacksmith. tree →
• Her apprenticeship lasts four years. tree →
• During his apprenticeship he earned a small wage and went to college one day a week. tree →
• The bakery offers an apprenticeship to school leavers. tree →
• She finished her apprenticeship and became a qualified chef. tree →
• The second brother of course knew better how to build than poor Margaret, for he served an apprenticeship to learn it. tree →

note

Countable noun. The person is an apprentice. Spelled with -ship at the end, like friendship. «Serve an apprenticeship» is a fixed phrase.

Trees and pragmatics

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