Meaning of "glean" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLEAN

From Old French glener, from Late Latin glennāre, probably of Celtic origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GLEAN

glean  [ɡliːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLEAN

Glean is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb glean in English.

WHAT DOES GLEAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gleaning

Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest. Some ancient cultures promoted gleaning as an early form of a welfare system.

Definition of glean in the English dictionary

The definition of glean in the dictionary is to gather slowly and carefully in small pieces. Other definition of glean is to gather from the field after harvesting.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GLEAN

PRESENT

Present

I glean

you glean

he/she/it gleans

we glean

you glean

they glean

Present continuous

I am gleaning

you are gleaning

he/she/it is gleaning

we are gleaning

you are gleaning

they are gleaning

Present perfect

I have gleaned

you have gleaned

he/she/it has gleaned

we have gleaned

you have gleaned

they have gleaned

Present perfect continuous

I have been gleaning

you have been gleaning

he/she/it has been gleaning

we have been gleaning

you have been gleaning

they have been gleaning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I gleaned

you gleaned

he/she/it gleaned

we gleaned

you gleaned

they gleaned

Past continuous

I was gleaning

you were gleaning

he/she/it was gleaning

we were gleaning

you were gleaning

they were gleaning

Past perfect

I had gleaned

you had gleaned

he/she/it had gleaned

we had gleaned

you had gleaned

they had gleaned

Past perfect continuous

I had been gleaning

you had been gleaning

he/she/it had been gleaning

we had been gleaning

you had been gleaning

they had been gleaning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will glean

you will glean

he/she/it will glean

we will glean

you will glean

they will glean

Future continuous

I will be gleaning

you will be gleaning

he/she/it will be gleaning

we will be gleaning

you will be gleaning

they will be gleaning

Future perfect

I will have gleaned

you will have gleaned

he/she/it will have gleaned

we will have gleaned

you will have gleaned

they will have gleaned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been gleaning

you will have been gleaning

he/she/it will have been gleaning

we will have been gleaning

you will have been gleaning

they will have been gleaning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would glean

you would glean

he/she/it would glean

we would glean

you would glean

they would glean

Conditional continuous

I would be gleaning

you would be gleaning

he/she/it would be gleaning

we would be gleaning

you would be gleaning

they would be gleaning

Conditional perfect

I would have glean

you would have glean

he/she/it would have glean

we would have glean

you would have glean

they would have glean

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been gleaning

you would have been gleaning

he/she/it would have been gleaning

we would have been gleaning

you would have been gleaning

they would have been gleaning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you glean
we let´s glean
you glean

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to glean

Past participle

gleaned

Present Participle

gleaning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GLEAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «glean» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of glean

accumulate · amass · collect · cull · garner · gather · harvest · learn · reap

TRANSLATION OF GLEAN

Find out the translation of glean to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of glean from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glean» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 慢慢地收集
• Translator English - Spanish: recoger
• English: glean
• Translator English - Hindi: बीनना
• Translator English - Arabic: استخلاص
• Translator English - Russian: подбирать
• Translator English - Portuguese: colher
• Translator English - Bengali: উঁচ্ছবৃত্তি
• Translator English - French: recueillir
• Translator English - Malay: Glean
• Translator English - German: herausbekommen
• Translator English - Japanese: >少しずつ収集する
• Translator English - Korean: > 수집하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Glean
• Translator English - Vietnamese: soi sáng
• Translator English - Tamil: பலவற்றிலிருந்தும் சேகரித்து
• Translator English - Marathi: शेत माझा धावा
• Translator English - Turkish: toplamak
• Translator English - Italian: racimolare
• Translator English - Polish: zebrać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: підбирати
• Translator English - Romanian: culege
• Translator English - Greek: μαζέψει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: optel
• Translator English - Swedish: snappa
• Translator English - Norwegian: sanke

5 QUOTES WITH «GLEAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word glean.

1

Joe Bastianich

'Restaurant Man' is kind of the story, an unabridged story of what happened in my life, the good bad and ugly. Some people might glean some life lessons. It is honest, not written as a press release.

2

Swoosie Kurtz

I love to be directed, and I can glean something from almost anyone.

3

Malcolm D. Lee

'The Big Chill' had a bunch of really talented actors, a great soundtrack, and the college connections that the characters shared. It's one of those movies I glean something different from every time I watch it.

4

Mike Love

One of the most important lessons we can glean from the environmental movement is to 'think globally and act locally.'

5

Amy Jo Martin

By providing memorable social media customer service, companies not only create deeper connections with consumers, but they glean valuable insights on how to improve their products or services.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLEAN»

Discover the use of glean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Glean: Poems

Glean, a reference to the gathering of grain after harvest, explores the appalling trust implicit in any act of faith that prayer may not elicit a response. Spare and evocative, the collection struggles with a language at odds with itself

Joshua Kryah, 2007

The Golden Glean

Youths may be stirred to annoy you If caution is not the key of house. So be in the house till I direct you After all, I know Boas and the landowners. Ruth: Amen, Ma. VI (Naomi and Ruth in the house of a neighbour) The Golden Glean 13.

Samuel V. T.

Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...

GLEAN, n. s. [from the verb.J Collection made laboriously by slow degrees.— Plains, meads, and orchards all the day he plies ; The gleans of yellow thyme distend his thighs : He spoils the saffron. Dryden' s Virgil. • To Glean, v. a. [glancr,  ...

‎1816

Comparative Genomics in Drosophila

Consequently, the GLEAN-SH set, combining only homology-based predictions, only receives evidence for one of the two splits, and predicts two gene models much like the final GLEAN-R set. While not completely accurate, the GLEAN-R set ...

Venkataramanan Iyer Nandagopal, 2007

The holy Bible

<j And the servant that was set over the rea- S-V""' pers, answered and said, It it the Moabirffh damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab : 7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean, and gather after the reapers, amongst the  ...

‎1726

Congressional Serial Set

To prevent this the captain of the guerrilla, with the force under his command, went to said property, "El Porvenir," on reaching which and after the proper precautions were taken, he demanded Mr. Glean to open the door. Mr.Glean. knowing ...

‎1897

Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States

To prevent this the captain of the guerrilla, with the force under his. command, went to said property, "El Porvenir," on reaching which and after the proper precautions were taken, he demanded Mr. Glean to open the door. Mr.Glean. knowing ...

United States. Dept. of State, 1897

Reliquiæ celticæ: texts, papers and studies in Gaelic ...

Mar a bhfutlid nisgeadka. fuara ; Aoibhin» do bhadhos an tan, Ague Naoise an oirear 3 Albáu Glean» Caoin ! '0 'n Glean» Caoin ! Do chodlain» fá m' earradh chaoimh lasg is eisfheoil | is saill] bruic 4 Fá h-í mo chuíd an Glean» Caoin ! Gleann ...

Alexander Cameron, Alexander Macbain, John Kennedy (of Caticol.), 1894

Voice of the Fire

At this a fright is come in I. Glean I of he's black face, he's sticks like horn of beast, and say how it is good I journey on, that he may find I not. Make I for stand now up, yet is there little strong in I. Make girl a mouth more not good yet, and say she  ...

Alan Moore, 2003

Cisco Express Forwarding

The subnet prefix points to a glean adjacency. When packets need to be forwarded to a specific host, the adjacency database is gleaned for the specific prefix. The FIB entry pointing to a glean adjacency indicates that any addresses within this ...

Nakia Stringfield, Russ White, Stacia McKee, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLEAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glean is used in the context of the following news items.

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Education and looks are searchable on dating websites, but it is harder to glean information people really care about such as humour and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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... seem to appreciate the wisdom he might glean from Margaret, Cornwall's busiest prostitute, who is spending much of her time in his employ. «New York Times, Jul 15»

New album, new outlook for 311 at Festival Park Sunday

And to me, it's a lot of imagery, and then you have to kind of look further into it to even glean a message from it, where my stuff might be a little ... «Atlantic City Weekly, Jul 15»

Twin Cities Auto Show gets SuperAmerica sponsorship

That will change, say GMADA officials who hope to glean more financial and marketing support for what's become a wildly successful attraction ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»

The food fight is on

While increasing its presence, Walmart also has sought to imitate H-E-B by setting up a reconnaissance office in San Antonio to glean lessons ... «San Angelo Standard Times, Jul 15»

New questionnaires needed

... yet outmoded questionnaires are still being used to glean vital social statistics about applicants for a wide variety of jobs, permits, licences, ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»

Catholic-New Iberia's Brent Indest soaks up knowledge at Manning …

Trade secrets are shared, and the ability to glean one item that could benefit a respective school can turn into coaching gold. Indest said he ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»

Independence, codependence and interdependence

Your ability to reflect and glean the wisdom from that relationship will honor her and the teachings that you both hold. It will honor you to be able ... «taosnews, Jul 15»

LETTERS: Consequences of cyber theft are dire

What one can glean from the Dittman v. UPMC case is that our legislature and governor are very much behind the curve when it comes to ... «The Mercury, Jul 15»

Cara Delevingne On The "Evil Construction Of The Manic Pixie …

We were given approximately 3 minutes at the press junket for 'Paper Towns' with which to work/glean some kind of something from the film's ... «Pedestrian TV, Jul 15»