garner
gb/ɡˈɑɹnɚ/ us/ɡˈɑɹnɚ/
B2
English
~ 8500
szerez, gyűjt, kivív, betakarít, behord, magtár
VERB
B2
FORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
to garner [support/attention/praise/votes] (for [someone/something])
The campaign managed to garner enough support to win the election.
A kampánynak sikerült elegendő támogatást szereznie a választási győzelemhez.
Her research has garnered international attention in the scientific community.
A kutatása nemzetközi figyelmet kapott a tudományos közösségben.
The company’s new product launch garnered a lot of media coverage.
His performance garnered praise from both critics and fans.
The film gradually garnered a loyal following through word of mouth.
Learner examples
The politician worked hard to garner support before the vote.
A politikus keményen dolgozott azon, hogy támogatást szerezzen a szavazás előtt.
The singer garnered a lot of attention after the show.
Az énekes nagy figyelmet kapott az előadás után.
Her blog has garnered many new readers this year.
The project garnered praise from the whole team.
The idea is starting to garner interest online.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use 'garner' for everyday, physical things (e.g. *garner a car*, *garner some bread*), which sounds unnatural. In modern English, 'garner' is mainly used in formal or written contexts for abstract things like support, attention, praise, interest, votes, or information. They also sometimes treat it as a very common spoken word; in conversation, 'get', 'gain', or 'earn' is usually more natural.
Meaning
collect or gain over time
Collocations
garner support
|garner attention
|garner praise
|garner interest
|garner votes
|garner evidence
Synonyms
gain (More general and common; does not carry the same sense of careful or active collecting that 'garner' often suggests.)
Antonyms
lose (Describes no longer having support, attention, or approval that was previously held, the opposite of collecting or building it up.)
Themes
communication
|politics
|work
|business
|core_vocabulary
Definition
to slowly get something like support, attention, or information from many people or places
To collect or obtain something such as support, information, or approval, especially gradually and from many different people or places.
VERB
C1
LITERARY
2
Usage pattern:
to garner [grain/crops/the harvest]
The farmers hurried to garner the harvest before the autumn rains began.
A gazdák siettek betakarítani a termést, mielőtt elkezdődtek az őszi esők.
Workers labored from dawn till dusk to garner the ripened grain.
A munkások hajnaltól alkonyatig dolgoztak, hogy betakarítsák az érett gabonát.
In the poem, villagers gather to garner the wheat into great wooden barns.
Learner examples
Long ago, people used horses to help garner the harvest.
Régen az emberek lovakat használtak a termés betakarításához.
They worked together to garner the grain before the storm.
Együtt dolgoztak, hogy betakarítsák a gabonát a vihar előtt.
The farmer asked his sons to help garner the crops.
In this story, the village comes together to garner the wheat.
They must garner the harvest before winter comes.
Common mistake:
Learners may assume this farming sense is common in modern speech. In reality, native speakers almost never use 'garner' in this way today, except in literary or historical writing. 'Harvest' or 'bring in the crops' is preferred in everyday English.
Meaning
gather crops into storage
Collocations
garner the harvest
|garner the grain
|garner the wheat
|garner the crops
Synonyms
harvest (Common everyday word for collecting crops; 'garner' focuses more on the gathering into storage and now sounds old-fashioned or literary.)
Antonyms
sow (Refers to planting seeds in the ground, which is the opposite stage in the farming cycle from gathering the finished crops.)
Themes
agriculture
|literature
|food_drink
|daily_life
Definition
to bring crops together after harvest and put them into a place for storage
To gather and store harvested crops, especially grain, usually in a storehouse.
NOUN
C2
ARCHAIC
3
magtár
B2
Usage pattern:
a garner of [grain/wheat]
The landlord’s garner was full of barley from the summer harvest.
A földesúr magtára tele volt a nyári aratásból származó árpával.
They carried sack after sack of grain into the stone garner beside the house.
Zsákszámra hordták a gabonát a ház melletti, kőből épült magtárba.
In the old tale, a poor family hides their savings in a corner of the village garner.
Learner examples
The workers put the grain in the garner.
A munkások a magtárba tették a gabonát.
The old garner near the farm is empty now.
A gazdaság közelében álló régi magtár most üres.
They filled the garner with wheat after the harvest.
People in the village shared one large garner.
The story talks about a king’s great garner of corn.
Common mistake:
Learners may not realize this noun is extremely rare today and may try to use it instead of 'granary' or 'silo'. In modern English, 'garner' is almost never used as a noun outside of historical or literary texts.
Meaning
storehouse for grain
Collocations
an old garner
|stone garner
|garner of wheat
|filled the garner
Synonyms
granary (Standard modern term; 'garner' sounds older and is mainly found in historical or literary texts.)
Antonyms
field (A field is where crops grow before harvest, in contrast to a garner, where harvested grain is stored.)
Themes
agriculture
|history
|food_drink
|daily_life
Definition
a building where people keep grain after they take it from the fields
A storehouse or building where grain is kept after it has been harvested; a granary.
Grammar
Dictionary form
garner
IPA
GB/ɡˈɑɹnɚ/
US/ɡˈɑɹnɚ/
Syllables & stress
garner (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (garner)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: garner
- 3rd Person Singular: garners
- Present Participle: garnering
- Past: garnered
Word family
Forms
garners
verb
garnering
verb
garnered
verb
Expressions
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