GARNER


Meaning of GARNER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgär-nər ]

transitive verb

( gar·nered ; gar·ner·ing ˈgärn-riŋ, ˈgär-nə-)

Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Middle English gerner, garner granary, from Anglo-French gerner, grenier, from Latin granarium, from granum grain — more at corn

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : to gather into storage

b. : to deposit as if in a granary

volumes in which he has garner ed the fruits of his lifetime labors — Reinhold Niebuhr

2.

a. : to acquire by effort : earn

b. : accumulate , collect

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.