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glean
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glean  (gln)
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 glennre, probably of Celtic origin.]

gleaner n.

glean [gliːn]
vb
1. to gather (something) slowly and carefully in small pieces to glean information from the newspapers
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to gather (the useful remnants of a crop) from the field after harvesting
[from Old French glener, from Late Latin glennāre, probably of Celtic origin]
gleanable  adj
gleaner  n

Glean a sheaf or bundle of a commodity which has been gleaned. See also garb.
Examples: glean of corn, 1602; of faith, 1654; of grain; of hemp, 1664; of herrings; of teasles, 1794; of yellow thyme, 1697; of wheat, 1430.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.glean - gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"
cut - reap or harvest; "cut grain"
gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

glean
verb gather, learn, pick up, collect, harvest, accumulate, reap, garner, amass, cull At present, we're gleaning information from all sources.
Translations
glean [gliːn]
A. VT
1. (Agr) → espigar
2. (fig) [+ information] → recoger
from what I have been able to gleanpor lo que yo he conseguido averiguar
B. VIespigar

glean [ˈgliːn] vt [+ information] → glaner

glean
vt (lit) corn, fieldnachlesen; (fig) facts, newsherausbekommen, ausfindig machen, erkunden (geh); to glean something from somebody/somethingetw von jdm erfahren/einer Sache (dat)entnehmen

glean [gliːn] vt (gather, information) → racimolare
glean [gliːn] vt (gather, information) → racimolare

glean
v glean [gliːn]
to collect or pick up small amounts of news, facts etc. nalees, versamel, bymekaarmaak يلتَقِطُ أخْبارا събирам оттук-оттам sbírat indsamle; opsnappe sammeln σταχυολογώ recoger, recopilar noppima, (tükkhaaval) koguma کم کم جمع کردن koota glaner ללקט बटोरना, इकट्ठा करना pabirčiti, skupljati tallóz mengumpulkan berita, dsb. safna saman, viða að sér spigolare 拾う 주워모으다 surinkti po truputį vākt (faktus u.tml.) dikutip vergaren snappe opp zbierać recolher a spicui собирать (по крупицам) zbierať nabirati sakupljati snappa upp รวบรวมข้อมูล toplamak 一點一滴地收集(資料等) визбирувати بٹورنا góp nhặt


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