glean

verb

ˈglēn

gleaned; gleaning; gleans

intransitive verb

: to gather grain or other produce left by reapers

: to gather information or material bit by bit

transitive verb

: to pick up after a reaper

: to strip of the leavings of reapers

glean a field

: to gather (something, such as information) bit by bit

can glean secrets from his hard drive

: to pick over in search of relevant material

gleaning old files for information

: find out

The police used old-fashioned detective work to glean his whereabouts.

gleanable

ˈglē-nə-bəl How to pronounce glean (audio)

adjective

gleaner noun

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The Grainy History of Glean

Glean comes from Middle English glenen, which traces to Anglo-French glener, meaning "to glean." The French borrowed their word from Late Latin glennare, which also means "to glean" and is itself of Celtic origin. Both the grain-gathering sense and the collecting-bit-by-bit senses of English's glean date back at least to the 14th century. Over the years, and especially in the 20th and 21st centuries, glean has also come to be used frequently with the meaning "to find out, learn, ascertain." This sense has been criticized by folks who think glean should always imply the drudgery involved in the literal grain-gathering sense, but it is well established and perfectly valid.

Example Sentences

She gleaned her data from various studies. He has a collection of antique tools gleaned from flea markets and garage sales. They spent days gleaning the files for information. They spent hours gleaning in the wheat fields. gleaning stray ears of corn

Recent Examples on the Web The story comes to question what young people actually glean from posting endlessly about their life.

Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2022 What can vendors and brands glean from this information?

Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Devices known as WiFi sniffers and IMSI catchers can glean information from phones in their vicinity, which allow the police to track a target’s movements.

New York Times, 26 July 2022 Each bear market is different, but investors can glean some lessons by looking at past market crashes.

Ben Carlson, Fortune, 14 July 2022 From this image alone, astronomers can glean important information about the structure of these galaxies and tease out other details, including their mass, age, composition, and more.

Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 July 2022 Paleontologists were able to glean many important insights from the fossil teeth.

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2022 Humans are social, visceral beings, who often glean more about a situation and build more trust with colleagues in face-to-face exchanges than in virtual ones.

Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 13 July 2022 Thor: Love and Thunder hasn't even hit theaters yet, and Marvel fans are already poring over the footage from the trailers to glean clues about what this film might set up for future MCU instalments.

Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 14 June 2022 See More

单词	gleaners
释义	glean verb ˈglēn gleaned; gleaning; gleans intransitive verb 1 : to gather grain or other produce left by reapers 2 : to gather information or material bit by bit transitive verb 1 a : to pick up after a reaper b : to strip of the leavings of reapers glean a field 2 a : to gather (something, such as information) bit by bit can glean secrets from his hard drive b : to pick over in search of relevant material gleaning old files for information 3 : find out The police used old-fashioned detective work to glean his whereabouts. gleanable ˈglē-nə-bəl adjective gleaner noun Did you know? The Grainy History of Glean Glean comes from Middle English glenen, which traces to Anglo-French glener, meaning "to glean." The French borrowed their word from Late Latin glennare, which also means "to glean" and is itself of Celtic origin. Both the grain-gathering sense and the collecting-bit-by-bit senses of English's glean date back at least to the 14th century. Over the years, and especially in the 20th and 21st centuries, glean has also come to be used frequently with the meaning "to find out, learn, ascertain." This sense has been criticized by folks who think glean should always imply the drudgery involved in the literal grain-gathering sense, but it is well established and perfectly valid. Example Sentences She gleaned her data from various studies. He has a collection of antique tools gleaned from flea markets and garage sales. They spent days gleaning the files for information. They spent hours gleaning in the wheat fields. gleaning stray ears of corn Recent Examples on the Web The story comes to question what young people actually glean from posting endlessly about their life. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2022 What can vendors and brands glean from this information? Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Devices known as WiFi sniffers and IMSI catchers can glean information from phones in their vicinity, which allow the police to track a target’s movements. New York Times, 26 July 2022 Each bear market is different, but investors can glean some lessons by looking at past market crashes. Ben Carlson, Fortune, 14 July 2022 From this image alone, astronomers can glean important information about the structure of these galaxies and tease out other details, including their mass, age, composition, and more. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 July 2022 Paleontologists were able to glean many important insights from the fossil teeth. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2022 Humans are social, visceral beings, who often glean more about a situation and build more trust with colleagues in face-to-face exchanges than in virtual ones. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 13 July 2022 Thor: Love and Thunder hasn't even hit theaters yet, and Marvel fans are already poring over the footage from the trailers to glean clues about what this film might set up for future MCU instalments. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 14 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English glenen, from Anglo-French glener, from Late Latin glennare, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish doglenn he selects First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Kids Definition glean verb ˈglēn gleaned; gleaning 1 : to gather from a field what is left by the harvesters 2 : to gather (as information) little by little with patient effort gleaners noun plural of gleaner as in harvesters Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance harvesters farmers reapers plowmen growers farmhands cultivators agriculturists agriculturalists planters croppers agronomists tillers sharecroppers field hands yeomen homesteaders tenant farmers grangers crofters subsistence farmers nesters gentlemen farmers ranchmen workfolks campesinos ranchers rancheros Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonfarmers
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