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glean in French

glean in French is glaner — glean means to gather information or knowledge gradually, often bit by bit and with some effort.

glean in French

glaner
verb

What does "glean" mean?

  1. verb To gather information or knowledge gradually, often bit by bit and with some effort.
    "Reporters gleaned what they could from unnamed sources."
  2. verb To collect leftover crops from a field after the main harvest.
    "Villagers used to glean the fields for grain the harvesters had missed."

glean in a sentence

  • Reporters gleaned what they could from unnamed sources.
  • From the old letters, historians gleaned new details about her life.
  • Villagers used to glean the fields for grain the harvesters had missed.

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What is "glean" in French?

"glean" in French is glaner. glean means: To gather information or knowledge gradually, often bit by bit and with some effort.

How do you use "glean" in a sentence?

Example: "Reporters gleaned what they could from unnamed sources." In French, "glean" is glaner.

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