Glean

Pronunciation: /ˈɡliːn/

Glean (verb)

  1. to gather information or details slowly and with effort.
  2. to collect leftover crops from fields after the main harvest.

Examples

  • She tried to glean insights from the report.
  • He gleaned useful details from the conversation.

Common collocations: glean insights, glean information, glean details, glean the fields, glean leftover crops

Synonyms of Glean

Neutral

Formal

Antonyms of Glean

  • spreading out instead of gathering
  • throwing items in different directions