1 C1 formal
To collect and store resources, goods, or intangible things for future use.
"The monks garnered up enough grain to last through the long winter."
separable
garner up
C1 formal separable transitive
To gather and store something carefully, especially resources or knowledge.
In plain English
To collect and save things, especially things that are valuable or important.
What does "garner up" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 C1 idiomatic formal
To accumulate praise, experience, or other abstract things over time.
"Over decades of study, she had garnered up a remarkable store of botanical knowledge."
separable
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To bring grain up into a granary for storage.
Actually means
To collect and save things, especially things that are valuable or important.
Usage tip
Largely archaic; the base verb 'garner' is still used in formal/literary writing (e.g. 'garner support'), but the 'garner up' form is rare. Rooted in the agricultural sense of storing grain in a granary.
Words that pair with "garner up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
grain resources knowledge support wealth harvest
How to conjugate "garner up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
garner up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
garners up
he/she/it
Past simple
garnered up
yesterday
Past participle
garnered up
have + pp
-ing form
garnering up
continuous
Hear "garner up" in the wild
Listen to native speakers using "garner up" in real YouTube videos — click a clip to watch it on Looplines.
Other ways to say "garner up"
Swap in when you want variety — tap a linked one to explore it.
Keep exploring
Jump to every phrasal verb built on the same verb, particle, or level.