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glean
[ gleen ]
verb (used with object)
- to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- to gather small amounts of (grain or the like) left behind after a harvest, nowadays often for charitable use.
- to clear (a field, orchard, etc.) of leftover produce in this way:
Millet’s painting The Gleaners depicts three peasant women stooping low as they glean a field of wheat.
- to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little or slowly.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
verb (used without object)
- to collect or gather anything little by little or slowly.
- to gather what is left by reapers.
glean
/ ɡː /
verb
- to gather (something) slowly and carefully in small pieces
to glean information from the newspapers
- to gather (the useful remnants of a crop) from the field after harvesting
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·· adjective
- · noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of glean1
Word History and Origins
Origin of glean1
Example Sentences
Parts of Specktor’s narrative were gleaned in formal interviews with his dad.
But, Mourinho believed he could glean an extra few percent out of the Cameroonian if he told him the completely opposite.
Considering life from “the cold distance of history,” Ursula gleaned that “in their family, people were always leaving.”
Despite the promise, there has been no contact between McKinney and the England set-up, other than what he has been able to glean from having England skipper Stokes alongside him in the Durham dressing room.
The attention gleaned by the Collinses, and by the recent conference, is undoubtable.
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