CEFR B2

glean

verb

Meaning

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.

Synonyms: gather, collect, extract, deduce, ascertain

Learn English that separates you from the crowd with Anaversity: private classes, Ani practice, Campus tools, and a public English-learning community.

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.

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."

Synonyms of glean

Words with a similar meaning to glean:

Antonyms of glean

Words with the opposite meaning to glean:

Browse the full Anaversity dictionary