glean

[gleen]

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verb (used with object)

to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.

to gather (grain or the like) after the reapers or regular gatherers.

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.

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Origin of glean

1350–1400; Middle English glenen < Old French glener < Late Latin glennāre ≪ Celtic

Related formsglean·a·ble, adjectiveglean·er, nounun·gleaned, adjective

Synonyms for glean

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3. garner, deduce, infer.

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I do not think the information he gleaned was of much importance.
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And lo, he hath left me as men leave a field reaped and gleaned, like a church where none cometh to pray, like a city desolate.'
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British Dictionary definitions for gleaned

glean

verb

to gather (something) slowly and carefully in small piecesto glean information from the newspapers

to gather (the useful remnants of a crop) from the field after harvesting

Derived Formsgleanable, adjectivegleaner, noun

Word Origin for glean

C14: from Old French glener, from Late Latin glennāre, probably of Celtic origin

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Word Origin and History for gleaned

glean

early 14c., from Old French glener (Modern French glaner) "to glean," from Late Latin glennare "make a collection," perhaps from Gaulish (cf. Old Irish do-glinn "he collects, gathers," Celt. glan "clean, pure"). Figurative sense was earlier in English than the literal one of "gather grain left by the reapers" (late 14c.). Related: Gleaned; gleaning.

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