1To follow someone's example; to imitate a model or senior in order to learn or improve.
若い社員は先輩の仕事ぶりを見習うべきだ。
Young employees should emulate the work habits of their seniors.
彼女は先輩の礼儀正しさを見習っている。
She follows her senior's polite manners.
良いところを見習って、自分の習慣に取り入れたい。
I want to learn good points and incorporate them into my own habits.
2To learn by observation; to pick up skills or methods by watching others at work.
工場では、新人がベテランの作業を見習って技術を身につける。
At the factory, newcomers learn techniques by watching veterans at work.
料理はただ本を読むより、実際に師匠の手つきを見習うほうが早い。
For cooking, it's faster to learn by watching a master’s technique than just reading a book.