gleaned

glean

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gleen]
- /glin/
- /ɡliːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gleen]
- /glin/

Definitions of gleaned word

verb with object gleaned to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit. 1
verb with object gleaned to gather (grain or the like) after the reapers or regular gatherers. 1
verb with object gleaned to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little or slowly. 1
verb without object gleaned to collect or gather anything little by little or slowly. 1
verb without object gleaned to gather what is left by reapers. 1
noun gleaned Simple past tense and past participle of glean. 1

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Origin of gleaned

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 Gleaned

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gleaned

gleaned 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.

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Synonyms for gleaned

adjective gleaned

massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
gathered — Simple past tense and past participle of gather.
forgathered — Simple past tense and past participle of forgather.

All 3 Synonyms of gleaned

Antonyms for gleaned

verb gleaned

dispersed — Simple past tense and past participle of disperse.
divided — separated; separate.
separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
spread — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
dissipated — indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.

All 7 Antonyms of gleaned