glean

(glēn)

v., gleaned, glean·ing, gleans.

v.intr.
To gather grain left behind by reapers.

v.tr.

1. To gather (grain) left behind by reapers.
2. To collect bit by bit: "records from which historians glean their knowledge" (Kemp Malone). See synonyms at reap.

[Middle English glenen, from Old French glener, from Late Latin glennāre, probably of Celtic origin.]

gleaner glean'er n.

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verb

To collect (something) bit by bit: cull, extract, garner, gather, pick up. See collect/distribute.

v

Definition: collect
Antonyms: distribute

IN BRIEF: Gather facts in small quantities.

I will read the paper carefully so that I can glean all the information I need to make a good decision.

Tutor's tip: I can "glean" (gather information) that you are being mischievous by the "gleam" (a light that shows up briefly) in your eye.

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For a list of words related to glean, see:

• Farming and Crops - glean: (vb) collect grain after reaping
• Learning and Memory - glean: gather information slowly and patiently

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - indsamle
v. tr. - sanke, opsnappe, finde ud af

Nederlands (Dutch)
vergaren, verzamelen, overgebleven aren oprapen na het maaien

Français (French)
v. intr. - (lit, fig) glaner, recueillir
v. tr. - (lit, fig) glaner, recueillir

Deutsch (German)
v. - einsammeln, zusammentragen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σταχυολογώ, συγκεντρώνω σιγά-σιγά, (μτφ.) ερανίζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
spigolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - catar, rebuscar, juntar aos poucos, compilar (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
собирать по крупицам, тщательно подбирать остатки

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - reunir, recoger, cosechar, espigar, juntar o cosechar algo lentamente, recoger lo que los cosechadores dejaron
v. tr. - reunir, recoger, cosechar, espigar, juntar o cosechar algo lentamente, recoger lo que los cosechadores dejaron, aprender o descubrir algo poco a poco

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - plocka (ax), samla ihop, snappa upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拾落穗, 点滴搜集, 拾

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 拾落穗
v. tr. - 點滴搜集, 拾

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 이삭줍기를 하다
v. tr. - 이삭을 줍다, 모으다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 落ち穂を拾う, 落ち穂拾いをする, 拾う, 少しずつ収集する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلتقط الفضلات, يدرك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ליקט עובדות, ידיעות וכו', אסף (תבואה), ליקט עוללות לאחר היבול‬
v. tr. - ‮ליקט עובדות, ידיעות וכו'‬

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