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- Dictionaryglean/ɡliːn/
verb
- 1. obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty: "the information is gleaned from press cuttings"
- 2. gather (leftover grain) after a harvest: historical "the conditions of farm workers in the 1890s made gleaning essential"
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Glean means to collect information in small amounts and often with difficulty. See how to use this verb in sentences from various sources and contexts.
- English (US)
GLEAN meaning: 1. to collect information in small amounts...
- Znaczenie Glean, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
GLEAN definicja: 1. to collect information in small amounts...
- Glean in Traditional Chinese
GLEAN translate: 緩慢艱難地收集(資訊). Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Glean: Russian Translation
GLEAN translate: добывать (сведения), собирать по мелочам....
- Glean: German Translation
glean translate: sammeln. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Glean Spanish Translation
GLEAN translate: recoger, recoger, recopilar. Learn more in...
- English (US)
1. a. : to pick up after a reaper. b. : to strip of the leavings of reapers. glean a field. 2. a. : to gather (something, such as information) bit by bit. can glean secrets from his hard drive. b. : to pick over in search of relevant material. gleaning old files for information. 3. : find out.
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: infer, extract, derive, deduce, reap, gather.
If you glean something such as information or knowledge, you learn or collect it slowly and patiently, and perhaps indirectly.
Glean means to gather bit by bit, either literally or figuratively. You might glean leftover grain from a recently harvested field or glean information about new vocabulary words by hearing them used in context. When you glean information, you sort through ideas and take what you need.
Glean means to gather grain or other produce left behind in a field after harvest, or to collect bit by bit. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples of glean from various sources.
GLEAN means to learn or collect something slowly and patiently, perhaps indirectly. See how to use this word in sentences, pronounce it, and find synonyms and translations.