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garner

1

[ gahr-ner ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place.
  2. to get; acquire; earn:

    He gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert.

  3. to gather or collect.


noun

  1. a granary or grain bin.
  2. a store or supply of anything.

Garner

2

[ gahr-ner ]

noun

  1. John Nance [nans], 1868–1967, vice president of the U.S. 1933–41.

garner

1

/ ˈɡɑːnə /

verb

  1. to gather or store in or as if in a granary


noun

  1. an archaic word for granary
  2. archaic.
    a place for storage or safekeeping

Garner

2

/ ˈɡɑːnə /

noun

  1. GarnerErroll19211977MUSMUSIC: jazz pianistMUSIC: composer Erroll. 1921–77, US jazz pianist and composer, noted for the jazz standard 'Misty' (1954)
  2. GarnerHelen1942FAustralianWRITING: novelistWRITING: journalist 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)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of garner1

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English garner, gerner, from Old French gernier, grenier, from Latin grānārium granary; -er 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of garner1

C12: from Old French gernier granary, from Latin grānārium, from grānum grain

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Example Sentences

Perhaps, as Dwight Garner wrote, Steinberg just needed an idea for a book.

The protests sparked by the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner have become front page news.

If they really wanted to get revenge they should have gone to Staten Island and found the cops that killed Eric Garner.

The video showing cops piling on Eric Garner in Staten Island for refusing arrest elicited outrage across ideological lines.

The demands, which can be found here, begin with Eric Garner and policing but go far further.

Margaret Garner knew very well what fate awaited her handsome little daughter, and that nerved her arm to strike the death-blow.

Rum, however, he now promised them, and whatever loot they could garner from the Malay fleet; so they cheered him heartily.

Clasen and Garner, not to speak of Holm himself, awaited her arrival with considerable interest.

He flung the cash-box into the safe with a clang, and Garner judged it best to disappear without delay.

A little later, Garner came down to the quay, and found Bramsen still meditating on his box.

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