glean (B2)
verb
Pronunciation: /ɡliːn/
Definition
To gather information or material slowly and with difficulty, often from various sources.
Examples
From the scattered reports, the detective was able to glean the crucial details of the crime.
She managed to glean a few useful tips from the lengthy instruction manual.
We can glean a lot about a culture by studying its traditional music.
How to Use glean
- glean from (prepositional phrase)
- To gather information or material from a particular source. — "We can glean a lot about their beliefs from their ancient texts."
- glean sth (collocation)
- To gather something (information, details, insights) with difficulty. — "The journalist worked for weeks to glean the truth."
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