Glean
verb
To collect bit by bit, little by little.
She gleaned information about the company from various sources.
Often appears as...
- glean information
- glean knowledge
verb
To learn, discover or find out, usually little by little or slowly.
From his expression, I gleaned that he was unhappy with the decision.
Often appears as...
- glean truth
- glean wisdom
verb
In agriculture, to gather leftover grain or other produce after a harvest.
The poor family was allowed to glean the wheat field after the harvest was over.
Often appears as...
- glean wheat
- glean corn
verb
To collect bit by bit, little by little.
She gleaned information about the company from various sources.
Often appears as...
- glean information
- glean knowledge
verb
To learn, discover or find out, usually little by little or slowly.
From his expression, I gleaned that he was unhappy with the decision.
Often appears as...
- glean truth
- glean wisdom
verb
In agriculture, to gather leftover grain or other produce after a harvest.
The poor family was allowed to glean the wheat field after the harvest was over.
Often appears as...
- glean wheat
- glean corn
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Research Process
Used to describe a gradual process of gathering small pieces of information.
He gleaned the facts about the event by reading various eyewitness accounts.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention to Detail
Implies paying close attention in order to gather bits of information that are not obvious.
An attentive reader can glean subtle themes in the author's writing.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe the act of collecting non-physical items, like facts or ideas.
She gleaned a few creative concepts from the brainstorming session.
Pro Tip 1/3Research Process
Used to describe a gradual process of gathering small pieces of information.
He gleaned the facts about the event by reading various eyewitness accounts.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention to Detail
Implies paying close attention in order to gather bits of information that are not obvious.
An attentive reader can glean subtle themes in the author's writing.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe the act of collecting non-physical items, like facts or ideas.
She gleaned a few creative concepts from the brainstorming session.
Pro Tip 1/3Research Process
Used to describe a gradual process of gathering small pieces of information.
He gleaned the facts about the event by reading various eyewitness accounts.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention to Detail
Implies paying close attention in order to gather bits of information that are not obvious.
An attentive reader can glean subtle themes in the author's writing.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe the act of collecting non-physical items, like facts or ideas.
She gleaned a few creative concepts from the brainstorming session.
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The happy secret to...
your resiliency in the face of challenge your sense of humor whatever it is instead of deleting you what I want to do is study you because maybe we can glean information not just how to move people up to the average but how we can move the entire average up that our companies in schools worldwide the reason this graph is important to me is when I turn on the news it seems like
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The happy secret to...
in terms of intellectual, athletic, musical ability, creativity, energy levels, resiliency in the face of challenge, sense of humor? Whatever it is, instead of deleting you, what I want to do is study you. Because maybe we can glean information, not just how to move people up to the average, but move the entire average up in our companies and schools worldwide.
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Navi Radjou: Creative...
to cocreate affordable healthcare solutions for all of humanity. I gave tons of examples of frugal innovators from around the world, but the question is, how do you go about adopting frugal innovation? Well, I gleaned out three principles from frugal innovators around the world that I want to share with you
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What "Orwellian" really...
have been crafted to appeal to you and affect your behavior, as have the soundbites and talking points of political campaigns which rarely present the most nuanced perspective on the issues. And the way that we use ready-made phrases and responses gleaned from media reports
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Time is memory and you...
they were both five seconds but subjective time is how long it feels like it took to you we all varying our perceptions of time some of you may have thought the first took longer and some of you may have thought the second took longer but the important thing to glean
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The Unconquered:...
headwaters region it's really where four separate river systems come together and we're on a journey to penetrate this land now let me just say this that the objective is not to contact them as I've said before the objective is to glean as
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How humans could evolve...
Our path to the stars will be rife with trials that will bring us to question not only who we are but where we will be going. The answers will lie in our choice to use or abandon the technology that we have gleaned from life itself,
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The Strange and...
foodweb they're consuming detritus and they're gleaning essential nutrients the snail is passing calcium up through the food web and supplying it to all these animals that's how important sales are
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Phil Borges: Documenting...
carrying the last spoken word of that culture. So an entire philosophy, a body of knowledge about the natural world that had been empirically gleaned over centuries, goes away.
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The Rhythm and Rhyme of...
and gleaned her tenacity which I borrowed, and her long suffering in her life of constant work with seven children, six of whom made it to adulthood.
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The happy secret to...
your resiliency in the face of challenge your sense of humor whatever it is instead of deleting you what I want to do is study you because maybe we can glean information not just how to move people up to the average but how we can move the entire average up that our companies in schools worldwide the reason this graph is important to me is when I turn on the news it seems like
Video examples
The happy secret to...
in terms of intellectual, athletic, musical ability, creativity, energy levels, resiliency in the face of challenge, sense of humor? Whatever it is, instead of deleting you, what I want to do is study you. Because maybe we can glean information, not just how to move people up to the average, but move the entire average up in our companies and schools worldwide.
Video examples
Navi Radjou: Creative...
to cocreate affordable healthcare solutions for all of humanity. I gave tons of examples of frugal innovators from around the world, but the question is, how do you go about adopting frugal innovation? Well, I gleaned out three principles from frugal innovators around the world that I want to share with you
Video examples
What "Orwellian" really...
have been crafted to appeal to you and affect your behavior, as have the soundbites and talking points of political campaigns which rarely present the most nuanced perspective on the issues. And the way that we use ready-made phrases and responses gleaned from media reports
Video examples
Time is memory and you...
they were both five seconds but subjective time is how long it feels like it took to you we all varying our perceptions of time some of you may have thought the first took longer and some of you may have thought the second took longer but the important thing to glean
Video examples
The Unconquered:...
headwaters region it's really where four separate river systems come together and we're on a journey to penetrate this land now let me just say this that the objective is not to contact them as I've said before the objective is to glean as
Video examples
How humans could evolve...
Our path to the stars will be rife with trials that will bring us to question not only who we are but where we will be going. The answers will lie in our choice to use or abandon the technology that we have gleaned from life itself,
Video examples
The Strange and...
foodweb they're consuming detritus and they're gleaning essential nutrients the snail is passing calcium up through the food web and supplying it to all these animals that's how important sales are
Video examples
Phil Borges: Documenting...
carrying the last spoken word of that culture. So an entire philosophy, a body of knowledge about the natural world that had been empirically gleaned over centuries, goes away.
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The Rhythm and Rhyme of...
and gleaned her tenacity which I borrowed, and her long suffering in her life of constant work with seven children, six of whom made it to adulthood.
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Rudolf Steiner
Austrian Philosopher
What is of the nature of spirit and soul must be gleaned from facts belonging to the spirit and soul; we shall then know that in the living thinking which is liberated from the will, a life-germ has been discerned which passes through the gate of death, goes through the spiritual world after death, and afterwards returns again to earthly life.
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Frank Delaney
Irish Novelist
As an arts journalist in London, working mainly for the BBC, I interviewed hundreds if not thousands of authors. From them I gleaned a great deal of passing instruction in writing and I observed one fascinating detail: no two writers approach their work - physically - in the same way.
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Hope Jahren
American Scientist
Science is so incremental and so full of setbacks and small steps forward. In order to really thrive in this business, you have to be able to glean as much joy from the failure days and from the small increments as you do from the breakthroughs.
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Karen Kain
Canadian Dancer
It's a time to reflect and appreciate all the contributions that others have made to my career and my life. My vision is nothing that hasn't been gleaned or understood from watching and working with so many people I admire before me.
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Malcolm D. Lee
American Director
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.
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Marilyn Ferguson
American Writer
Radical common sense is the wisdom gleaned from the past that recognizes the perishable opportunities of the moment. It is the willingness to admit error and the refusal to be deterred by failure.
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Amy Jo Martin
American Author
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.
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Sabine Baring-Gould
English Clergyman
I gave up the notion of writing the life of Joan of Arc, as I found that there was absolutely no new material to be gleaned on her history - in fact, she had been thrashed out.
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Amanda Knox
American Educator
That is the thing that I was scared of - that I would know intellectually that there's something to glean out of life, but that I would be so broken that I wouldn't care.
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Mike Love
American Musician
One of the most important lessons we can glean from the environmental movement is to 'think globally and act locally.
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Rudolf Steiner
Austrian Philosopher
What is of the nature of spirit and soul must be gleaned from facts belonging to the spirit and soul; we shall then know that in the living thinking which is liberated from the will, a life-germ has been discerned which passes through the gate of death, goes through the spiritual world after death, and afterwards returns again to earthly life.
Quote examples
Frank Delaney
Irish Novelist
As an arts journalist in London, working mainly for the BBC, I interviewed hundreds if not thousands of authors. From them I gleaned a great deal of passing instruction in writing and I observed one fascinating detail: no two writers approach their work - physically - in the same way.
Quote examples
Hope Jahren
American Scientist
Science is so incremental and so full of setbacks and small steps forward. In order to really thrive in this business, you have to be able to glean as much joy from the failure days and from the small increments as you do from the breakthroughs.
Quote examples
Karen Kain
Canadian Dancer
It's a time to reflect and appreciate all the contributions that others have made to my career and my life. My vision is nothing that hasn't been gleaned or understood from watching and working with so many people I admire before me.
Quote examples
Malcolm D. Lee
American Director
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.
Quote examples
Marilyn Ferguson
American Writer
Radical common sense is the wisdom gleaned from the past that recognizes the perishable opportunities of the moment. It is the willingness to admit error and the refusal to be deterred by failure.
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Amy Jo Martin
American Author
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.
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Sabine Baring-Gould
English Clergyman
I gave up the notion of writing the life of Joan of Arc, as I found that there was absolutely no new material to be gleaned on her history - in fact, she had been thrashed out.
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Amanda Knox
American Educator
That is the thing that I was scared of - that I would know intellectually that there's something to glean out of life, but that I would be so broken that I wouldn't care.
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Mike Love
American Musician
One of the most important lessons we can glean from the environmental movement is to 'think globally and act locally.
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