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- DictionaryGlean/ɡlēn/
verb
- 1. extract (information) from various sources: "the information is gleaned from press clippings"
Definition of glean verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dictionary definition of glean. To extract or gather information or knowledge from various sources, often by careful examination and research. "The investigator tried to glean some important details from the witness." Detailed meaning of glean.
obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty: . Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
to collect information in small amounts and often with difficulty: From what I was able to glean, the news isn't good. glean something (from someone) They're leaving on Tuesday - I managed to glean that much (from them). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Collecting and amassing. accumulate. agglomerate. aggregation. amass. assemble.
4 days ago · noun. 1. the act of a person who gleans. 2. See gleanings. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1400–50; late ME glenynge. See glean, -ing 1] Examples of 'gleaning' in a sentence. gleaning.
noun A handful of corntied together by a gleaner. noun Anything gathered or gleaned. noun A somewhat indefinite unit; a bunch: as, a glean of teazels. [Essex and Gloucestershire, Eng.] A glean of herrings, by a statute of Edward I., is 25. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
As a noun, glean refers to the act of gathering leftover crops from a field after the main harvest. This usage is derived from the historical practice of allowing the poor to collect the remaining grains or produce. For example: The volunteers engaged in the annual glean to help feed the less fortunate.
