Glean
Verb
Pronunciation
\GLEEN\
Definition
1 - to gather grain or other produce left by reapers.
2 - a - to gather (as information) bit by bit.
b - to pick over
in search of relevant material.
3 - to find out.
Examples
Investigators have been able to glean some useful
information from the seized documents.
"He won four gold medals in London on his talent and
the experience he gleaned from three previous Olympics." — Suzanne
Halliburton, The Austin (Texas) American-Statesman, 15 Jan. 2016
Did You Know?
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 our 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.
Test Your Vocabulary
What 6-letter verb beginning with "g" refers to
the gathering of grain into a granary and can mean "to acquire by
effort" or "to accumulate"?
Merriam-Webster
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