garner

/'gɑ:nə/
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garner

He filled the garner with the season's wheat harvest.

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.
garner

He filled the garner with the season's wheat harvest.

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

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