glean
verb (used with object)
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
have gleaned
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present perfectof glean.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“What really surprised me was how much it knew about this character; way more than it possibly could have gleaned from the internet,” Preston said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
The problem, as you may already have gleaned, is that … no one monetary exchange should have all that power.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2023
It’s not possible to quantify any financial gains Walker might have gleaned over the years from undervalued labor.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
Or the notion that McCartney might very well have gleaned the phrase "let it be" from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" — but mercifully, not from the bad quarto, it turns out.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2021
Now you might have gleaned from some of the hints dropped so far that food was not my best subject.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
