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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.
verb (used without object)
- to collect or gather anything little by little or slowly.
- to gather what is left by reapers.
glean
/ ɡliːn /
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
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Derived Forms
- ˈgleaner, noun
- ˈgleanable, adjective
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Other Words From
- glean·a·ble adjective
- glean·er noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glean1
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Example Sentences
By presenting the data in a unified fashion, it makes it easier to glean insights.
And you might be able to glean some advance knowledge of new product launches or marketing campaigns.
But there are still many valuable insights that modern politicians can glean from his example.
“They wanted to glean good ideas and figured their opponent the CIA was doing it, so they had to do it too,” Grady said.
I also reread writers I admire, and try to glean a phrase or thought that will get me going.
This is all I have been able to glean with regard to Peter Ilichs musical development at this period of his life.
From the little we can glean of them, the ancient inhabitants of the village must have been a grim old race.
Also, was he fencing for such additional information as he might glean, and for this purpose had he come.
They also glean part of their living from the underside of the foliage much as do the Vireos.
That Mrs. Matilda Knowles, our beau ideal missionary, possessed a thankful heart, we glean from her diary.
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