Definition

1. Verb:

   • To gather or collect something, often through effort: To bring together and store or accumulate items, information, or resources.
   • To acquire or earn something deserved: To obtain or secure something as a result of one's efforts, actions, or qualities.

2. Noun (literary/archaic):

   • A storehouse for grain: A building or place where threshed grain or animal feed is stored.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The team worked hard to garner enough signatures for the petition.
  • Her performance garnered critical acclaim from reviewers.
  • Farmers garner the harvest before the winter.
• Noun:
  • The old garner on the hill was filled with wheat. (This usage is now rare.)

Advanced Usage

• "to garner support/votes/attention": This is a common collocation meaning to collect or win support, votes, or public interest.
  • The candidate traveled across the state to garner support for her campaign.
• "to garner information/evidence": To systematically collect data or proof.
  • Researchers spent years garnering evidence for their theory.

Variants and Related Words

• Garnering (gerund/noun): The act of gathering or collecting.
  • The garnering of intelligence is crucial for national security.
• Garnered (past participle/adjective): Describing something that has been collected or earned.
  • The garnered resources were distributed to the needy.

Synonyms

• Verb: Gather, collect, accumulate, amass, acquire, earn, secure.
• Noun (for the storehouse): Granary, storehouse, silo.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Garner" is not typically used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meaning is conveyed directly.)

Related Idioms

• "To garner a reputation": To earn or acquire a specific reputation over time.
  • Through his charitable work, he garnered a reputation for generosity.
• "To garner the fruits of one's labor": To collect or enjoy the results of one's hard work.
  • After years of study, she finally garnered the fruits of her labor with a prestigious degree.

Noun

1. a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed

Verb

1. assemble or get together
   • gather some stones
   • pull your thoughts together
2. store grain
3. acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions