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to glean

to glean

37 4.2
To collect small pieces of information from different sources over time
  • verb
  • /ɡliːn/
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  • He took notes during the meeting to glean important details for his report.
  • to glean information
  • to glean insights
  • to glean lessons

But he has wisdom that Aristopus can glean or gain from him.

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Examples

  • So this goes even another layer deep in terms of what we could glean from this report.

  • Pertinent information can be gleaned from focus group interviews, surveys, and field observations.

    Academic text (2008)

  • So what are we supposed to glean from all that?

  • What did he glean from our history that he saw as an example?

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Is there anything that I can glean from these patterns?

  • If you focus on institutional factors rather than individual student outcomes, you glean different information.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The psychological skills included in the survey were gleaned from relevant sport psychology literature.

    Academic text (1999)

  • There are several ideas gleaned from Ms. Cooper that can be applied in other classrooms.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The study of history is-- is rewarding, not only in its wonderful richness, but also in the lessons that can be gleaned from it.

    Class of 1999 (1990)

  • Researchers often need to glean insights from various studies to improve their work.

Synonyms

to draw
vsto glean
256 3.0

Get information or lessons from a source

centres on collecting bits gradually from many sources rather than general derivation
to garner
vsto glean
  • Formal
88 6.0

To collect or get something after effort

focuses on gradual collection from various sources rather than only effort
to pull in
vsto glean
12 3.6

To gather information or things from different places

highlights slow, effortful collecting and gradual assembly from multiple places
to gather data
vsto glean
8 2.9

Collect information to study or make decisions

emphasizes gradual piecing together from many sources rather than only systematic study
to glean information
vsto glean
2 5.2

To find small pieces of information from different places and put them together

is the single word form with the same gradual collection sense
to wring every bit of information
vsto glean
7.2

Find every fact you can from a person or source by asking and checking

is slower and more gradual, not only focused on exhausting every detail

Antonyms

to disperse
104 4.4

To cause people and things, like a crowd or fog, to spread over a wide area

Phrasal Verbs

to glean information
2 5.2

To find small pieces of information from different places and put them together

How Thorough

to synthesize
55 6.4
to compile
134 4.1
to gather
∞ 1.0
to glean
37 4.2
to pick up
∞ 2.6
to notice
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

glean infinitive
gleaned past
gleaned past participle
gleaning present participle
gleans third person singular

Etymology

Glean originally meant 'to gather' leftover grain from fields, and a helpful image is someone walking the field picking up small bits. So to glean information is to collect small facts bit by bit from different places.