Word meaning
garner
verb · GAR-ner
What does garner mean?
Garner means to gather or collect, especially something valuable like support or praise.
Garner in a sentence
“Her short film garnered three festival awards.”
Synonyms for garner
- gather
- earn
- collect
How to remember garner
- Say it out loud a few times: GAR-ner.
- Write one sentence of your own using garner, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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