Need another word that means the same as “glean”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “glean” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Glean” are: harvest, reap, obtain, get, take, draw, derive, extract, cull, garner, gather, gather in, bring in, take in
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “glean” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| bring in | Bring into a different state. |
| cull | Look for and gather. Anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history. |
| derive | Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example. The present name derives from an older form. |
| draw | Represent by making a drawing of as with a pencil chalk etc on a surface. The session was drawn to a close. |
| extract | Extract by the process of distillation. Early computers had an instruction to extract a square root. |
| garner | Assemble or get together. The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence. |
| gather | Collect or gather. She lay gathering her thoughts together. |
| gather in | Collect or gather. |
| get | Take vengeance on or get even. Let s get you home. |
| harvest | Gather a crop as a harvest. The research teams are leading the way in identifying new ways of harvesting the sun s energy. |
| obtain | Receive a specified treatment (abstract. Adequate insurance cover is difficult to obtain. |
| reap | Get or derive. In terms of science the Apollo programme reaped a meagre harvest. |
| take | Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes. Everything you say he takes it the wrong way. |
| take in | Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes. |
| acquire | Gain knowledge or skills. He acquired a reputation for scrupulous honesty. |
| acquired | Gotten through environmental forces. Acquired characteristics such as a suntan or a broken nose cannot be passed on. |
| acquirement | Something acquired, typically a skill. The acquirement of self control. |
| acquisition | An ability that has been acquired by training. There were many acquisitions among travel agents. |
| aggregation | The formation of a number of things into a cluster. A single dose of aspirin irreversibly inhibits the normal aggregation of platelets. |
| attainable | Capable of being attained or accomplished. An attainable target. |
| collate | Compare critically; of texts. These accounts he collated with his own experience. |
| collect | Gather or collect. A small crowd collected at the back door. |
| cumulate | An igneous rock formed by gravitational settling of particles in a magma. All unpaid dividend payments cumulate and are paid when earnings are sufficient. |
| derive | Obtain something from (a specified source. The volume fraction of the soil can then be derived as a function of L. |
| earn | Earn on some commercial or business transaction earn as salary or wages. He earns his living as a lorry driver. |
| gain | (of a clock or watch) become fast by (a specific amount of time. To gratify the queen and gain the court. |
| garner | Assemble or get together. The crop was ready to be reaped and garnered. |
| gather | Collect or gather. She paused to gather her breath and leaned against the wall puffing. |
| get | Take vengeance on or get even. Get the form signed by a doctor. |
| harvest | Gather a crop as a harvest. After harvesting most of the crop is stored in large buildings. |
| incur | Make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to. I will pay any expenses incurred. |
| obtain | Come into possession of. The price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world. |
| obtainable | Able to be obtained. Customers financial details are easily obtainable. |
| procure | Persuade or cause (someone) to do something. He procured his wife to sign the mandate for the joint account. |
| procurement | The action of obtaining or procuring something. Financial assistance for the procurement of legal advice. |
| purchase | Something acquired by purchase. She stowed her purchases in the car. |
| reap | Cut or gather (a crop or harvest. Many men were employed to reap the harvest. |
| reaper | Someone who helps to gather the harvest. |
| regain | Get or find back; recover the use of. He soon regained his composure. |
| retrieval | The action of obtaining or consulting material stored in a computer system. Storage and retrieval systems. |
| scythe | Cut with a scythe. The first job was to scythe paths through the nettles. |
| secure | Financially sound. His position as party leader was less than secure. |
| wangle | An act or an instance of obtaining something by persuasion or clever manipulation. A rather clever wangle on the part of some of the folk at the office. |
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