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to garner

to garner

88 6.0
To collect or get something after effort
  • verb
  • /ˈɡɑrnər/
  • Formal
translation icon : obtener
  • The bill supporters will try to garner support for an override in the interim.
  • garner support
  • garner attention
  • garner votes

Men will do more extreme things to garner the attention of a woman.

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Examples

  • Above all, public education is essential to minimizing harmful behavior and garnering strong community support for management decisions.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Hillary Johnson is garnering more millennial support than you are.

  • Men will do more extreme things to garner the attention of a woman.

  • But, over time, I have garnered their trust.

  • Would you share whatever information you garner with me and Sonny?

  • So we've been going door-to-door, sort of garner support for our team.

  • Secretary of State Charlotte Field continues on her impressive 20-country world tour to garner more support for her ambitious environmental initiative.

  • Following a strategic model for planning builds is a means for garnering long-term community support.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Air pollution is officially the city's number one problem, garnering the lion's share of government attention.

    Academic text (1991)
  • She worked hard to garner support for her community project.

Synonyms

to win
vsto garner
1.0

To earn someone's trust or respect by being kind and reliable

is broader, covering simple getting after effort not only competitive success
to gather
vsto garner
1.0

Bring people, things, or information together in one place

is more about obtaining or securing items after effort rather than grouping
to gain
vsto garner
1.4

To get something useful, often by effort, like money or skills

is more general, applying to getting things or items after effort
to earn
vsto garner
947 1.0

To get respect from others because you behave well

is about acquiring things after effort, not necessarily as a deserved reward
to obtain
vsto garner
619 2.6

To get something by asking or working for it

is more about getting things together after effort rather than formal request
to collect
vsto garner
499 1.1

To bring things or people together in one place

focuses on getting or acquiring items through effort rather than just assembling
to pull together
vsto garner
50 3.4

Gather people or things and organize them to reach a goal

focuses on acquiring items or resources after effort rather than organizing groups
to procure
vsto garner
45 6.8

To get something you need, often by trying hard or getting special help

is a general word for getting something after effort
to pull in
vsto garner
12 3.6

To gather information or things from different places

is broader, meaning to get things after effort not only from sources

How Much

to amass
66 4.8
to accumulate
174 3.4
to garner
  • Formal
88 6.0
to collect
499 1.1
to gather
1.0

Surface Forms

garner infinitive
garnered past
garnered past participle
garnering present participle
garners third person singular

Etymology

The verb garner grew from the idea of bringing grain into a storehouse, so it now means 'to gather' or 'to collect' something, often after effort.