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- [gleen]
- /glin/
- /ɡliːn/
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- [gleen]
- /glin/
Definitions of glean word
- verb with object glean to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit. 1
- verb with object glean to gather (grain or the like) after the reapers or regular gatherers. 1
- verb with object glean to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little or slowly. 1
- verb without object glean to collect or gather anything little by little or slowly. 1
- verb without object glean to gather what is left by reapers. 1
- noun glean Extract (information) from various sources. 1
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Origin of glean
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English glenen < Old French glener < Late Latin glennāre ≪ Celtic
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Parts of speech for Glean
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glean popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
glean usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glean
verb glean
- cull — If items or ideas are culled from a particular source or number of sources, they are taken and gathered together.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- sift — to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- garner — to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place.
- deduce — If you deduce something or deduce that something is true, you reach that conclusion because of other things that you know to be true.
Antonyms for glean
verb glean
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- put in — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
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