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   Scavenging footage originally made by other people for other purposes, these moviemakers then manipulate the gleaned images to create new meanings.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

ADP’s figures are based on job-creation data gleaned from the millions of businesses that farm out their payroll operations to the Roseland, N.J.-based company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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

Using skills gleaned from her mother, Johanna was able to launch her own artistic career in Amsterdam.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

Related Words

• accumulated
• collected
• concentrated
• huddled
• massed
• reunited