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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kuˈʎeɾ
"Conseguimos colher várias informações úteis na reunião."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To extract, gather, or collect information patiently from various sources, often with considerable effort.
"Researchers had to glean information from thousands of ancient documents scattered across different archives." - 2
To gather leftover grain or produce from a field after the reapers have finished harvesting.
"In biblical times, the poor were legally permitted to glean the fields after the primary harvest."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'glenen', which came from Old French 'glener', ultimately tracing back to Gallo-Roman roots. Originally denoting the gathering of leftover grain after the harvest, its meaning progressively broadened by metaphorical extension to describe the careful extraction or collection of information, facts, or data from various sources.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Glean" is said worldwide
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recueillir
Transliteration: ʁə.kœ.jiʁ
"Elle a réussi à recueillir des informations précieuses."
zusammentragen
Transliteration: tsuˈsamənˌtʁaːɡn̩
"Er konnte wichtige Informationen aus verschiedenen Berichten zusammentragen."
ricavare
Transliteration: ri.kaˈva.re
"Possiamo ricavare molte informazioni utili da questo studio."
recabar
Transliteration: re.kaˈβaɾ
"El detective logró recabar información clave sobre el caso."
colher
Transliteration: kuˈʎeɾ
"Conseguimos colher várias informações úteis na reunião."
इकट्ठा करना
Transliteration: ikattha karna
"उसने विभिन्न स्रोतों से जानकारी इकट्ठा की।"
搜集
Transliteration: sōu jí
"记者从多个渠道搜集了相关信息。"
수집하다
Transliteration: sujiphada
"우리는 그 보고서에서 중요한 정보를 수집했다."
収集する
Transliteration: shūshū suru
"彼は様々な文書から情報を収集した。"
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