Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense garners, present participle garnering, past tense, past participle garnered
verb
If someone has garnered something useful or valuable, they have gained it or collected it.
[formal]
Mr Abbott could not garner enough votes to snatch power. [VERB noun]
He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. [VERB noun]
His priceless collection of Chinese art and artefacts was garnered over three decades. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: collect, assemble, gather, accumulate More Synonyms of garner
More Synonyms of garner
garner in British English
(ˈɡɑːnə)
verb(transitive)
1.
to gather or store in or as if in a granary
noun
2. an archaic word for granary
3. archaic
a place for storage or safekeeping
Word origin
C12: from Old French gernier granary, from Latin grānārium, from grānum grain
Garner in British English
(ˈɡɑːnə)
noun
1.
Erroll. 1921–77, US jazz pianist and composer, noted for the jazz standard 'Misty' (1954)
2.
Helen. born 1942. Australian novelist and journalist. Her books include the novels Monkey Grip (1977), The Idea of Perfection (2002), The Children's Bach (1984), and The Spare Room (2008), and the nonfiction The First Stone (1995)
garner in American English
(ˈgɑrnər)
noun
1.
a place for storing grain; granary
verb transitive
2.
to gather up and store in or as in a granary
3.
to get or earn
4.
to collect or gather
Word origin
ME gerner < OFr grenier < L granarium, granary < granum, grain
Examples of 'garner' in a sentence
garner
Divorced men routinely pay out to their former wives without it garnering headlines.
The Sun (2014)
That is why they garner so many points against the rest and so few against the best.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
What is uncertain is whether he can garner sufficient support in rural areas.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
THAT'S one way of garnering some attention.
The Sun (2015)
He was happy to accept their offer of a lucrative consultancy role to help garner votes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
His interest in amphibious vehicles has garnered attention recently.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Attempts have been made to garner votes with gifts.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But there were suggestions last night that some minority shareholders were garnering support for an action group.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But obviously those two guys garner the most attention right now.
The Sun (2012)
He has invested 12 million in promoting her career and she is adept at garnering headlines.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
British efforts to garner international support for the no-fly zone appeared to be struggling.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It has already garnered some great reviews, with only a few critics not joining in the fun.
The Sun (2008)
But she and her reps knew how to stage a very public recovery and garner those important votes from Academy members.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
While the modern and contemporary art sales will no doubt garner the headlines this week other London auctions are well worth viewing.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
A Broadway musical has garnered rave reviews.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You can see this new mood at work in the scathing reviews now being garnered by vacuous conceptual artists who were acclaimed in the 1990s.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Moby, the electro musician, has a cunning plan to garner good reviews.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His concerts, particularly in the early days, garnered glowing reviews.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The 20-year-old has justifiably garnered headlines for his cool kicking exploits in Rome but has not been a presence elsewhere.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The reality is we have a major election for our president in November and Qatar has hired entertainment to garner votes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
garner
British English: garner VERB
If someone has garnered something useful or valuable, they have gained it or collected it.
He had garnered three times as many votes as opponent.
American English: garner
Brazilian Portuguese: acumular
Chinese: 获得
European Spanish: recoger
French: engranger
German: sammeln
Italian: raccogliere
Japanese: 獲得する
Korean: 획득하다
European Portuguese: acumular
Latin American Spanish: recoger
(verb)
Definition
to collect or gather
His priceless collection of Chinese art was garnered over three decades.
Synonyms
collect
Two young girls were collecting firewood.
assemble
The assembled multitude cheered as the leaders arrived.
gather
She started gathering up her things.
accumulate
Lead can accumulate in the body until toxic levels are reached.
save
I thought we were saving money for a holiday.
husband
Husbanding precious resources was part of rural life.
store
storing away cash that will come in useful later on
reserve
Strain and reserve the cooking liquor.
treasure
amass
We didn't enquire as to how she had amassed her fortune.
stockpile
People are stockpiling food for the coming winter.
hoard
They've begun to hoard food and gasoline.
put by
stow away
lay in or up
(noun)
(literary)
Synonyms
storehouse
barns and storehouses
store
a grain store
vault
The money was in storage in bank vaults.
granary
depository
They have 2,500 tons of paper stored in their depository.
Seestack
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Synonyms of 'garner'
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Explore 'garner' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of vault
Definition
a secure room where money and other valuables are stored safely