Glean Meaning in English
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Definition
To gather small amounts of something, especially information or facts, often from different sources. Originally, it meant collecting leftover crops from fields after the main harvest.
Usage & Nuances
'Glean' is slightly formal and often used for finding out or collecting bits of information gradually. Commonly found in writing and research contexts: 'glean information', 'glean insights'. Rare in everyday speech. The original farm meaning is now mostly historical or metaphorical.
Spanish: recoger - recopilar (información)Portuguese (BR): recolher - coletar (informação)Portuguese (PT): recolher - obter (informação)Chinese (Simplified): 收集 - 搜集（信息）Chinese (Traditional): 收集 - 搜集（資訊）Hindi: चुनना - इकट्ठा करना (जानकारी)Arabic: جمع - اقتباس (معلومات)Bengali: সংগ্রহ করা (তথ্য) - কুঁড়োতে (শস্য)Russian: собирать по крупицам - подбирать (урожай)Japanese: 少しずつ集める - 拾い集めるVietnamese: thu thập - lượm lặtKorean: 수집하다 - 주워 모으다Turkish: toplamak - derlemekUrdu: اکٹھا کرنا - چننا (کھیت کا باقی اناج)Indonesian: mengumpulkan - memungut