glean
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English glenen, from Anglo-Norman glener, from Late Latin glen(n)ō (“make a collection”), from Gaulish.
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[edit] Verb
glean (third-person singular simple present gleans, present participle gleaning, simple past and past participle gleaned)
- To harvest grain left behind after the crop has been reaped.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version)[1], Ruth 2:2,
- Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version)[1], Ruth 2:2,
- To gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit.
- 8 December 2011, BBC News, Iran shows film of captured US drone, available in http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16098562 :
- He said Iran was "well aware of what priceless technological information" could be gleaned from the aircraft.
- 8 December 2011, BBC News, Iran shows film of captured US drone, available in http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16098562 :
[edit] Synonyms
- (gather information): learn
[edit] Translations
harvest grain left behind after the crop has been reaped
gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit
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