Glean

//ɡliːn//

Synonyms for "glean" (80 found)

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Translations

83 translations across 29 languages.

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Breton

1 entries
  • pennaouiñ verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • баберкувам verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)

Catalan

1 entries
  • espigolar verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)

Czech

4 entries
  • paběrkovat verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • paběrkovat verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • sbírat verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • sesbírat verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)

Dutch

4 entries
  • inzamelen verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • leren verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • oppikken verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • oppikken verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kartuttaa verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • poimia verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • poimia verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • poimia verb ((transitive) Of an animal: to feed by picking up or plucking (prey, mainly arthropods such as insects) from various places; (intransitive) of an animal: to feed by picking up or plucking prey from various places)

French

2 entries
  • glaner verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • glaner verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)

Galician

1 entries
  • espigar verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)

German

4 entries
  • herausbekommen verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • nachlesen verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • schnorren verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • zusammentragen verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • összeszedeget verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • viða einhverju að sér verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)

Irish

2 entries
  • tiomsaigh verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • tiomsaigh verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)

Italian

4 entries
  • raccattare verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • raccogliere verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • racimolare verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • racimolare verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)

Korean

1 entries
  • 모으다 verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)

Latin

1 entries
  • racēmor verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)

Māori

4 entries
  • hamu verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • ketu verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • pāhao verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • pātoke verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • gløtte verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • titte verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • اوزدكلمك verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • catar verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • coletar verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • recolher verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • respigar verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)

Russian

4 entries
  • подбира́ть verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • подобра́ть verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • собира́ть verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • собира́ть verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • pàbīrčiti verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • pàbīrčiti verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • па̀бӣрчити verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • па̀бӣрчити verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)

Spanish

4 entries
  • averiguar verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • cosechar verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • deducir verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • entresacar verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)

Swedish

1 entries
  • efterskörda verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)

Telugu

1 entries
  • గింజలేరు verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)

Turkish

4 entries
  • azar azar bilgi verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • ekin toplamak verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • toplamak verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)
  • çıkarmak verb (to gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty)

Tày

1 entries
  • bón verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • визбирувати verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • збирати verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)
  • підбирати verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • mót verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)

Zazaki

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  • arêdayen verb ((transitive) to collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest; to collect fruit, grain, or other produce from (a field, an orchard, etc.), after the main gathering or harvest; (intransitive) to collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest)

Sample sentences

43 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I find favor."

Source: tatoeba (7965823)

The servant who was set over the reapers answered, "It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab. She said, 'Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.' So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she rested a little in the house."

Source: tatoeba (7965831)

Then Boaz said to Ruth, "Listen, my daughter. Don’t go to glean in another field, and don’t go from here, but stay here close to my maidens. Let your eyes be on the field that they reap, and go after them. Haven't I commanded the young men not to touch you? When you are thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink from that which the young men have drawn."

Source: tatoeba (7965833)

She sat beside the reapers, and they passed her parched grain. She ate, was satisfied, and left some of it. When she had risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, "Let her glean even among the sheaves, and don’t reproach her. Also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it. Let her glean, and don’t rebuke her."

Source: tatoeba (7965840)

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