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  • 21garner — {{11}}garner (n.) late 12c., gerner, from O.Fr. gernier, metathesized variant of grenier storehouse, loft for grain, from L. granarium a store house (see GRANARY (Cf. granary)). {{12}}garner (v.) late 15c., from GARNER (Cf. garner) (n.). Related …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 22garner — UK [ˈɡɑː(r)nə(r)] / US [ˈɡɑrnər] verb [transitive] Word forms garner : present tense I/you/we/they garner he/she/it garners present participle garnering past tense garnered past participle garnered formal to collect or obtain a large amount of… …

    English dictionary

  • 23Garner — /ˈganə/ (say gahnuh) noun Helen, born 1942, Australian novelist and journalist; author of Monkey Grip (1977), The First Stone (1995) and The Spare Room (2008). Helen Garner was born in Geelong, Victoria. After graduating from the University of… …

  • 24garner — transitive verb (garnered; garnering) Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Middle English gerner, garner granary, from Anglo French gerner, grenier, from Latin granarium, from granum grain more at corn Date: 14th century 1. a. to gather into… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25garner — /gahr neuhr/, v.t. 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, collect, or hoard. n. 4. a granary or grain bin …

    Universalium

  • 26Garner — This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and has three possible sources. Firstly, the surname may be topographical for someone who lived near a barn or granary, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who was in charge… …

    Surnames reference

  • 27garner — verb Garner is used with these nouns as the object: ↑acclaim, ↑accolade, ↑attention, ↑award, ↑insight, ↑majority, ↑praise, ↑publicity, ↑rating, ↑recognition, ↑reputation, ↑ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 28garner — Synonyms and related words: accumulate, amass, assemble, backlog, cache, collect, crib, cull, cumulate, elevator, extract, garner up, gather, gather into barns, glean, grain bin, grain elevator, granary, harvest, hayloft, haymow, hayrick, heap up …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 29garner — gar|ner [ˈga:nə US ˈga:rnər] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: garner place for storing grain (12 19 centuries), from Old French grenier, from Latin granum grain ] formal to take or collect something, especially information or support →↑glean ▪ The …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30garner up — Same as Garner …

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