ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsGglean
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glean
Meaning: to gather small amounts (of information, grain, etc.) bit by bit
glean in a sentence
How glean is used in real sentences:
From the witnesses, the detective gleaned a few useful clues.
By reading between the lines of the old letters, historians gleaned surprising details about the family's hidden past.
“Because there was a dearth of reliable surveys, negotiators had to glean facts bit by bit from traders, soldiers, and scattered land records.”
— from the passage Where the River Moved
Synonyms for glean
Other words for glean — gather, collect and extract — carry the same meaning.
- gather
- collect
- extract
Antonyms of glean
Words that mean the opposite of glean:
- scatter
Where it comes from
From Old French glener 'to gather grain after the reapers'
Memory hook
GLEAN — like GLEANing leftover grain, bit by bit.