gleaned

American  

[gleend] / glind /

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   Scavenging footage originally made by other people for other purposes, these moviemakers then manipulate the gleaned images to create new meanings.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

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• ungleaned adjective

Etymology

Origin of gleaned

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

Or if they have, they have never gleaned even the most basic lesson from the long-running gag about Lucy, Charlie Brown and the football.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Here is what we gleaned about the film in slightly more than two minutes:

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Kothari likes to go deep, often finding new ideas by interviewing customers of companies and following up on tidbits gleaned from industry executives.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

The two were childhood friends, and in a recent interview Hindoyan said he has gleaned creative wisdom from Dudamel.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

The immunity was immediate and irrevocable—so she could no longer entertain thoughts of being gleaned for a full year.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Related Words

• accumulated
• collected
• concentrated
• huddled
• massed
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