Definition of glean in English:

glean

verb ɡliːnɡlin

[with object]

1Obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty.
the information is gleaned from press cuttings
Example sentencesExamples
- These learning modules use simple, easy-to-understand language and contain a wealth of information gleaned from various sources.
- Much valuable information may again be gleaned from the internet with reference to what is required for that type of production.
- Only scanty information could be gleaned from POWs.
- Although returns from individual sector funds will be hard to predict using a benchmark's historical performance, there is valuable information to be gleaned from the way the overall sector moves.
- I use junk to fix things and glean new ideas and inspiration.
- Information was gleaned from operating reports dictated for the surgical procedures and available for review.
- Much information could be gleaned from them, since in their state of sleep and partial awareness they could do little but sit, watch and wait.
- Much has been written elsewhere about the state of the wreck itself, and more information can be gleaned from the expedition website.
- That data was gleaned and resold by the agencies to news media, market researchers and other retailers.
- In another area of the wireless industry, privacy advocates have emphasized the potential for misuse of the location information that can be gleaned from cell phone signals.
- The following information has been gleaned from interviews and research pertaining to the dangers of radiation.
- Other marketing information is gleaned from forms filled out in return for free health screenings at malls.
- Most of her war information is gleaned from her twice-weekly phone chats with her husband.
- So what can we glean from our collection of titles?
- More prosaic information to be gleaned from the house-buying public includes the statistic that 71% of couples say that buying a house is a joint decision.
- Gradually I gleaned the truth from a thousand tales of mystery and woe.
- Most of the detail was gleaned from features and letters in this newspaper.
- Much information is gleaned from secondary sources or has been covered in more detail elsewhere by previous authors.
- Some information can be gleaned from variation in spelling.
- Greater insights can be gleaned on how collective action is central to adaptive capacity at various scales by case-specific research.
Synonyms
obtain, get, take, draw, derive, extract, cull, garner, gather, reap
select, choose, pick
learn, find out
1. 1.1 Collect gradually.
  objects gleaned from local markets
2historical Gather (leftover grain) after a harvest.
the conditions of farm workers in the 1890s made gleaning essential
Example sentencesExamples
- After the harvest the peasants enjoyed the collective right to glean and to graze livestock on the stubble.
- They gleaned and gathered fuel, nuts, berries, mushrooms, and acorns.
- They were not to glean their fields for stray grain, nor harvest the corners.
- Third, commoning is a collective endeavor as depicted, for example, in the many paintings of gleaning the harvest.
- Nor should investors hesitate to push for a more aggressive approach if they realise there is little growth to be gleaned in the domestic market.
- Political correspondents tried every tactic to glean a name, but even the collective force of the media could not undo this seasoned pro.
- In the open-field areas of northern France they could glean after harvest and their cattle could graze on the stubble.
Synonyms
gather in, gather, bring in, take in

Derivatives

gleaner

noun ˈɡliːnəˈɡlinər

A wise man should learn good behaviour, good words and good acts from every side, as a gleaner collects grains of corn from the field abandoned by the reapers.
Example sentencesExamples
- The large ears of this species may be an adaptation to foraging on moths or to foraging as gleaners.
- What kinds of virtues are required to succeed as gleaner?
- Like the planter's grain or publisher's newspaper clippings, the overabundance of our media archives can now be clipped and gathered by a new generation of gleaners.
- Only by listening to the gleaners, those picking at the forgotten edges of the field, will we understand the real beauty of the landscape we are creating.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French glener, from late Latin glennare, probably of Celtic origin.

Rhymes

Aberdeen, Amin, aquamarine, baleen, bean, been, beguine, Benin, between, canteen, careen, Claudine, clean, contravene, convene, cuisine, dean, Dene, e'en, eighteen, fascine, fedayeen, fifteen, figurine, foreseen, fourteen, Francine, gean, gene, gombeen, green, Greene, Halloween, intervene, Janine, Jean, Jeannine, Jolene, Kean, keen, Keene, Ladin, langoustine, latrine, lean, limousine, machine, Maclean, magazine, Malines, margarine, marine, Mascarene, Massine, Maxine, mean, Medellín, mesne, mien, Moline, moreen, mujahedin, Nadine, nankeen, Nazarene, Nene, nineteen, nougatine, obscene, palanquin, peen, poteen, preen, quean, Rabin, Racine, ramin, ravine, routine, Sabine, saltine, sardine, sarin, sateen, scene, screen, seen, serene, seventeen, shagreen, shebeen, sheen, sixteen, spleen, spring-clean, squireen, Steen, submarine, supervene, tambourine, tangerine, teen, terrine, thirteen, transmarine, treen, tureen, Tyrrhene, ultramarine, umpteen, velveteen, wean, ween, Wheen, yean

Definition of glean in US English:

glean

verbɡlēnɡlin

[with object]

1Extract (information) from various sources.
the information is gleaned from press clippings
Example sentencesExamples
- These learning modules use simple, easy-to-understand language and contain a wealth of information gleaned from various sources.
- The following information has been gleaned from interviews and research pertaining to the dangers of radiation.
- I use junk to fix things and glean new ideas and inspiration.
- Only scanty information could be gleaned from POWs.
- So what can we glean from our collection of titles?
- Much information is gleaned from secondary sources or has been covered in more detail elsewhere by previous authors.
- Most of her war information is gleaned from her twice-weekly phone chats with her husband.
- Other marketing information is gleaned from forms filled out in return for free health screenings at malls.
- Much valuable information may again be gleaned from the internet with reference to what is required for that type of production.
- Some information can be gleaned from variation in spelling.
- That data was gleaned and resold by the agencies to news media, market researchers and other retailers.
- Gradually I gleaned the truth from a thousand tales of mystery and woe.
- Much information could be gleaned from them, since in their state of sleep and partial awareness they could do little but sit, watch and wait.
- Greater insights can be gleaned on how collective action is central to adaptive capacity at various scales by case-specific research.
- Most of the detail was gleaned from features and letters in this newspaper.
- In another area of the wireless industry, privacy advocates have emphasized the potential for misuse of the location information that can be gleaned from cell phone signals.
- Although returns from individual sector funds will be hard to predict using a benchmark's historical performance, there is valuable information to be gleaned from the way the overall sector moves.
- More prosaic information to be gleaned from the house-buying public includes the statistic that 71% of couples say that buying a house is a joint decision.
- Information was gleaned from operating reports dictated for the surgical procedures and available for review.
- Much has been written elsewhere about the state of the wreck itself, and more information can be gleaned from the expedition website.
Synonyms
obtain, get, take, draw, derive, extract, cull, garner, gather, reap
1. 1.1 Collect gradually and bit by bit.
  objects gleaned from local markets
2. 1.2historical Gather (leftover grain or other produce) after a harvest.
  the conditions of farm workers in the 1890s made gleaning essential
  Example sentencesExamples
  Third, commoning is a collective endeavor as depicted, for example, in the many paintings of gleaning the harvest.
  They were not to glean their fields for stray grain, nor harvest the corners.
  They gleaned and gathered fuel, nuts, berries, mushrooms, and acorns.
  Nor should investors hesitate to push for a more aggressive approach if they realise there is little growth to be gleaned in the domestic market.
  After the harvest the peasants enjoyed the collective right to glean and to graze livestock on the stubble.
  Political correspondents tried every tactic to glean a name, but even the collective force of the media could not undo this seasoned pro.
  In the open-field areas of northern France they could glean after harvest and their cattle could graze on the stubble.
  Synonyms
  gather in, gather, bring in, take in

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French glener, from late Latin glennare, probably of Celtic origin.

单词	glean
释义	Definition of glean in English: glean verb ɡliːnɡlin [with object] 1Obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty. the information is gleaned from press cuttings Example sentencesExamples These learning modules use simple, easy-to-understand language and contain a wealth of information gleaned from various sources. Much valuable information may again be gleaned from the internet with reference to what is required for that type of production. Only scanty information could be gleaned from POWs. Although returns from individual sector funds will be hard to predict using a benchmark's historical performance, there is valuable information to be gleaned from the way the overall sector moves. I use junk to fix things and glean new ideas and inspiration. Information was gleaned from operating reports dictated for the surgical procedures and available for review. Much information could be gleaned from them, since in their state of sleep and partial awareness they could do little but sit, watch and wait. Much has been written elsewhere about the state of the wreck itself, and more information can be gleaned from the expedition website. That data was gleaned and resold by the agencies to news media, market researchers and other retailers. In another area of the wireless industry, privacy advocates have emphasized the potential for misuse of the location information that can be gleaned from cell phone signals. The following information has been gleaned from interviews and research pertaining to the dangers of radiation. Other marketing information is gleaned from forms filled out in return for free health screenings at malls. Most of her war information is gleaned from her twice-weekly phone chats with her husband. So what can we glean from our collection of titles? More prosaic information to be gleaned from the house-buying public includes the statistic that 71% of couples say that buying a house is a joint decision. Gradually I gleaned the truth from a thousand tales of mystery and woe. Most of the detail was gleaned from features and letters in this newspaper. Much information is gleaned from secondary sources or has been covered in more detail elsewhere by previous authors. Some information can be gleaned from variation in spelling. Greater insights can be gleaned on how collective action is central to adaptive capacity at various scales by case-specific research. Synonyms obtain, get, take, draw, derive, extract, cull, garner, gather, reap select, choose, pick learn, find out 1.1 Collect gradually. objects gleaned from local markets 2historical Gather (leftover grain) after a harvest. the conditions of farm workers in the 1890s made gleaning essential Example sentencesExamples After the harvest the peasants enjoyed the collective right to glean and to graze livestock on the stubble. They gleaned and gathered fuel, nuts, berries, mushrooms, and acorns. They were not to glean their fields for stray grain, nor harvest the corners. Third, commoning is a collective endeavor as depicted, for example, in the many paintings of gleaning the harvest. Nor should investors hesitate to push for a more aggressive approach if they realise there is little growth to be gleaned in the domestic market. Political correspondents tried every tactic to glean a name, but even the collective force of the media could not undo this seasoned pro. In the open-field areas of northern France they could glean after harvest and their cattle could graze on the stubble. Synonyms gather in, gather, bring in, take in Derivatives gleaner noun ˈɡliːnəˈɡlinər A wise man should learn good behaviour, good words and good acts from every side, as a gleaner collects grains of corn from the field abandoned by the reapers. Example sentencesExamples The large ears of this species may be an adaptation to foraging on moths or to foraging as gleaners. What kinds of virtues are required to succeed as gleaner? Like the planter's grain or publisher's newspaper clippings, the overabundance of our media archives can now be clipped and gathered by a new generation of gleaners. Only by listening to the gleaners, those picking at the forgotten edges of the field, will we understand the real beauty of the landscape we are creating. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French glener, from late Latin glennare, probably of Celtic origin. Rhymes Aberdeen, Amin, aquamarine, baleen, bean, been, beguine, Benin, between, canteen, careen, Claudine, clean, contravene, convene, cuisine, dean, Dene, e'en, eighteen, fascine, fedayeen, fifteen, figurine, foreseen, fourteen, Francine, gean, gene, gombeen, green, Greene, Halloween, intervene, Janine, Jean, Jeannine, Jolene, Kean, keen, Keene, Ladin, langoustine, latrine, lean, limousine, machine, Maclean, magazine, Malines, margarine, marine, Mascarene, Massine, Maxine, mean, Medellín, mesne, mien, Moline, moreen, mujahedin, Nadine, nankeen, Nazarene, Nene, nineteen, nougatine, obscene, palanquin, peen, poteen, preen, quean, Rabin, Racine, ramin, ravine, routine, Sabine, saltine, sardine, sarin, sateen, scene, screen, seen, serene, seventeen, shagreen, shebeen, sheen, sixteen, spleen, spring-clean, squireen, Steen, submarine, supervene, tambourine, tangerine, teen, terrine, thirteen, transmarine, treen, tureen, Tyrrhene, ultramarine, umpteen, velveteen, wean, ween, Wheen, yean Definition of glean in US English: glean verbɡlēnɡlin [with object] 1Extract (information) from various sources. the information is gleaned from press clippings Example sentencesExamples These learning modules use simple, easy-to-understand language and contain a wealth of information gleaned from various sources. The following information has been gleaned from interviews and research pertaining to the dangers of radiation. I use junk to fix things and glean new ideas and inspiration. Only scanty information could be gleaned from POWs. So what can we glean from our collection of titles? Much information is gleaned from secondary sources or has been covered in more detail elsewhere by previous authors. Most of her war information is gleaned from her twice-weekly phone chats with her husband. Other marketing information is gleaned from forms filled out in return for free health screenings at malls. Much valuable information may again be gleaned from the internet with reference to what is required for that type of production. Some information can be gleaned from variation in spelling. That data was gleaned and resold by the agencies to news media, market researchers and other retailers. Gradually I gleaned the truth from a thousand tales of mystery and woe. Much information could be gleaned from them, since in their state of sleep and partial awareness they could do little but sit, watch and wait. Greater insights can be gleaned on how collective action is central to adaptive capacity at various scales by case-specific research. Most of the detail was gleaned from features and letters in this newspaper. In another area of the wireless industry, privacy advocates have emphasized the potential for misuse of the location information that can be gleaned from cell phone signals. Although returns from individual sector funds will be hard to predict using a benchmark's historical performance, there is valuable information to be gleaned from the way the overall sector moves. More prosaic information to be gleaned from the house-buying public includes the statistic that 71% of couples say that buying a house is a joint decision. Information was gleaned from operating reports dictated for the surgical procedures and available for review. Much has been written elsewhere about the state of the wreck itself, and more information can be gleaned from the expedition website. Synonyms obtain, get, take, draw, derive, extract, cull, garner, gather, reap 1.1 Collect gradually and bit by bit. objects gleaned from local markets 1.2historical Gather (leftover grain or other produce) after a harvest. the conditions of farm workers in the 1890s made gleaning essential Example sentencesExamples Third, commoning is a collective endeavor as depicted, for example, in the many paintings of gleaning the harvest. They were not to glean their fields for stray grain, nor harvest the corners. They gleaned and gathered fuel, nuts, berries, mushrooms, and acorns. Nor should investors hesitate to push for a more aggressive approach if they realise there is little growth to be gleaned in the domestic market. After the harvest the peasants enjoyed the collective right to glean and to graze livestock on the stubble. Political correspondents tried every tactic to glean a name, but even the collective force of the media could not undo this seasoned pro. In the open-field areas of northern France they could glean after harvest and their cattle could graze on the stubble. Synonyms gather in, gather, bring in, take in Origin Late Middle English: from Old French glener, from late Latin glennare, probably of Celtic origin.
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