garner Definition
gar·ner (gär′nər)
noun
a place for storing grain; granary
Etymology: ME gerner < OFr grenier < L granarium, granary < granum, grain
transitive verb
- to gather up and store in or as in a granary
- to get or earn
- to collect or gather
garner Synonyms
garner Usage Examples
Object
- acclaim: A former child star, Brett Smiley first garnered public acclaim playing the title role in the musical 'Oliver!
- praise: It has also garnered widespread praise for its innovative education work, under the banner Scottish Opera for All.
- accolade: Only the most dedicated growers will garner the highest accolades this year!
- reputation: You seem to have garnered a fairly impressive underground reputation.
- attention: The stories of charges not pursued or dropped never garner the same attention.
- vote: In the end, the New Agenda resolution garnered 114 votes in favor, with 18 against.
Preposition: over
- year: His depth of knowledge and understanding has been garnered over forty years of study, writing and performance.
- percent: EDGE Evolution will garner over 20 percent of infrastructure revenue by 2012, the report says.
Adjective complement
- a.: As well as who serves as embraced the new and garnered a. The industry not on double double.
- extensive: A sizeable crowd have garnered extensive focused on building.
- more: The film, which has been open just three weeks has already garnered more than $ 5 million at box offices in North America.
Modifying Another Word
- already: The film, which has been open just three weeks has already garnered more than $ 5 million at box offices in North America.
- currently: The Orange Prize for Fiction is currently garnering votes for the 50 Best Books written by Women.
- even: If they cannot even garner support from this constituency, how can they possibly suggest their proposals have any level of public support?
- still: Some of what he has to say is all but incomprehensible, but still garners a hearty ' Amen ' from the congregation.
- also: Damon also garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his work in the title role.
- only: Ultimately Poems may only garner a small number of new readers.
Preposition: from
- deployment: Any interoperable standard will result from experience garnered from trial deployments giving Nokia a strong say in its eventual shape.
- year: You will also see the entertaining presentations and learn the many tips and ideas garnered from years of performance.
Preposition: by
student: Summaries of relevant material garnered by students and a list of web-sites, books and research papers will be provided and described.

