glean
Significat (Anglès)
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- To collect what is left behind (grain, grapes, etc.) after the main harvest or gathering.
- To gather what is left in (a field or vineyard).
- To gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit.
- To frugally accumulate resources from low-yield contexts.
Sinònims
renege on
collect a few grains
Freqüència
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ɡliːn/
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
From Middle English glenen, from Anglo-Norman glener, from Late Latin glen(n)ō (“make a collection”), from Gaulish, possibly from Proto-Celtic *glanos. Compare French glaner.
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