gleaned

[gleend]

adjective

1. gathered slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.

   Scavenging footage originally made by other people for other purposes, these moviemakers then manipulate the gleaned images to create new meanings.

2. (of grain, fruit, or other crops) gathered from what has been left behind after regular harvesting.

   The gleaned fruit is donated to local charities for distribution to the hungry.

3. (of a field, orchard, etc.) cleared of leftover produce in this way.

   I was walking through a gleaned field behind the village.

4. learned, discovered, or found out, usually slowly or little by little.

   Over the years I’ve put a lot of research into my betting, and the benefit of this gleaned knowledge is paying dividends.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of glean.

Other Word Forms

• ungleaned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gleaned¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; glean ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; glean ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

The allegations against them emerged from intelligence gleaned from phones and other devices seized in July 2024, when Calarca and other dissidents were temporarily detained.

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This week brought a tiny taste of that “transparency,” gleaned from some 60,000 pages of documents released as part of the House Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation.

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Information gleaned from U.S. ports indicate that imports fell again in September.

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One former US intelligence official said information gleaned by Colombian officers was often vital in supporting American eavesdropping and satellite intelligence.

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The consumer research gleaned from those who attended told Netflix there is a market for permanent venues that promote the brand, Lee said.

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