glean
Use Glean in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
2.
to gather (grain or the like) after the reapers or regular gatherers.
3.
to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little or slowly.
verb (used without object)
4.
to collect or gather anything little by little or slowly.
5.
to gather what is left by reapers.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English glenen < Old French glener < Late Latin glennāre ≪ Celtic
1350–1400; Middle English glenen < Old French glener < Late Latin glennāre ≪ Celtic
Related forms
glean·a·ble, adjective
glean·er, noun
un·gleaned, adjective
Synonyms
3. garner, deduce, infer.
3. garner, deduce, infer.
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World English Dictionary
glean (ɡliːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to gather (something) slowly and carefully in small pieces: to glean information from the newspapers |
| 2. | to gather (the useful remnants of a crop) from the field after harvesting |
| [C14: from Old French glener, from Late Latin glennāre, probably of Celtic origin] | |
| 'gleanable | |
| —adj | |
| 'gleaner | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
glean
early 14c., from O.Fr. glener, from L.L. glennare "make a collection," from Gaulish (cf. O.Ir. 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.).
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Glean definition
The corners of fields were not to be reaped, and the sheaf accidentally left behind was not to be fetched away, according to the law of Moses (Lev. 19:9; 23:22; Deut. 24:21). They were to be left for the poor to glean. Similar laws were given regarding vineyards and oliveyards. (Comp. Ruth 2:2.)
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Example sentences
To glean up the scattered ashes into History's golden urn.
Western bluebirds rush forth from perches to capture flying insects, and they also glean snails and earthworms from the ground.
When the other side is speaking, you can glean valuable information.
And now scientists began to glean details of how the virus initially enters cells.
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