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glean
(glēn)v. gleaned, glean·ing, gleans
v.intr.
To gather grain or other produce left behind in a field after harvest.
v.tr.
1.
a. To gather (grain or other produce) left behind after harvest.
b. To gather grain or other produce left behind in (a field).
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.]
glean′er n.
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(ɡliːn)vb
1. to gather (something) slowly and carefully in small pieces: to glean information from the newspapers.
2. (Agriculture) to gather (the useful remnants of a crop) from the field after harvesting
[C14: from Old French glener, from Late Latin glennāre, probably of Celtic origin]
ˈgleanable adj
ˈgleaner n
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glean
(glin)v.t.
1. to gather, learn, or find out, usu. bit by bit or slowly and laboriously: to glean information.
2. to gather (grain or the like) after the reapers or regular gatherers.
v.i. 3. to collect or gather anything little by little or slowly.
4. to gather what is left by reapers.
[1350–1400; Middle English glenen < Old French glener < Late Latin glennāre « Celtic; compare Old Irish do-glenn (he) gathers]
glean′a•ble, adj.
glean′er, n.
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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.
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Past participle: gleaned
Gerund: gleaning
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Verb | 1. | 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" |
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glean
verb gather, learn, pick up, collect, harvest, accumulate, reap, garner, amass, cull At present, we're gleaning information from all sources.
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Translations
يلتَقِطُ أخْبارا
sbírat
indsamleopsnappe
tallóz
safna saman, viîa aî sér
surinkti po truputį
vākt
glean
[gliːn]A. VT
1. (Agr) → espigar
2. (fig) [+ information] → recoger
from what I have been able to glean → por lo que yo he conseguido averiguar
from what I have been able to glean → por lo que yo he conseguido averiguar
B. VI → espigar
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glean
(gliːn) verb to collect or pick up small amounts of news, facts etc.
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