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Synonyms for garner


Grammar : Verb
Spell : gahr-ner
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɑr nər

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Définition of garner

Origin :
  • late 12c., gerner, from Old French gernier, metathesized variant of grenier "storehouse, loft for grain," from Latin granarium "a store-house" (see granary).
  • verb collect, accumulate
Example sentences :
  • It was also said to the same persons, Gather the wheat into my garner.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • And, besides, 'tis good to garner in excess when the granaries of a country are empty.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • When he left Jessie's couch he found Mr. Garner awaiting him in the library.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • It was almost midnight when Doctor Schimpf arrived at the Garner mansion.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • It was Mrs. Garner who told about it while the family were gathered about the tea-table.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • Mrs. Garner saw the look on her face, and rightly interpreted it.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • It so happened that his very first call was to the home of Mrs. Garner.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • Could it be possible that this Garner family and the one she had known were one and the same?
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • Shall we garner up the years that are left for us together, dear?
  • Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray
  • Garner learned to be a brickmason, and finally moved to Alabama.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 » by Various

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