Meaning of "garrison" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GARRISON

From Old French garison, from garir to defend, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse verja to defend, Old English, Old High German werian.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GARRISON

garrison  [ˈɡærɪsən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GARRISON

Garrison is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb garrison in English.

WHAT DOES GARRISON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Garrison

Garrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base. The garrison is usually in a city, town, fort, castle or similar. "Garrison town" is a common expression for any town that has a military base nearby.

Definition of garrison in the English dictionary

The first definition of garrison in the dictionary is the troops who maintain and guard a base or fortified place. Other definition of garrison is the place itself. Garrison is also to station in.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GARRISON

PRESENT

Present

I garrison

you garrison

he/she/it garrisons

we garrison

you garrison

they garrison

Present continuous

I am garrisoning

you are garrisoning

he/she/it is garrisoning

we are garrisoning

you are garrisoning

they are garrisoning

Present perfect

I have garrisoned

you have garrisoned

he/she/it has garrisoned

we have garrisoned

you have garrisoned

they have garrisoned

Present perfect continuous

I have been garrisoning

you have been garrisoning

he/she/it has been garrisoning

we have been garrisoning

you have been garrisoning

they have been garrisoning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I garrisoned

you garrisoned

he/she/it garrisoned

we garrisoned

you garrisoned

they garrisoned

Past continuous

I was garrisoning

you were garrisoning

he/she/it was garrisoning

we were garrisoning

you were garrisoning

they were garrisoning

Past perfect

I had garrisoned

you had garrisoned

he/she/it had garrisoned

we had garrisoned

you had garrisoned

they had garrisoned

Past perfect continuous

I had been garrisoning

you had been garrisoning

he/she/it had been garrisoning

we had been garrisoning

you had been garrisoning

they had been garrisoning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will garrison

you will garrison

he/she/it will garrison

we will garrison

you will garrison

they will garrison

Future continuous

I will be garrisoning

you will be garrisoning

he/she/it will be garrisoning

we will be garrisoning

you will be garrisoning

they will be garrisoning

Future perfect

I will have garrisoned

you will have garrisoned

he/she/it will have garrisoned

we will have garrisoned

you will have garrisoned

they will have garrisoned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been garrisoning

you will have been garrisoning

he/she/it will have been garrisoning

we will have been garrisoning

you will have been garrisoning

they will have been garrisoning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would garrison

you would garrison

he/she/it would garrison

we would garrison

you would garrison

they would garrison

Conditional continuous

I would be garrisoning

you would be garrisoning

he/she/it would be garrisoning

we would be garrisoning

you would be garrisoning

they would be garrisoning

Conditional perfect

I would have garrison

you would have garrison

he/she/it would have garrison

we would have garrison

you would have garrison

they would have garrison

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been garrisoning

you would have been garrisoning

he/she/it would have been garrisoning

we would have been garrisoning

you would have been garrisoning

they would have been garrisoning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you garrison
we let´s garrison
you garrison

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to garrison

Past participle

garrisoned

Present Participle

garrisoning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GARRISON»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «garrison» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of garrison

assign · base · camp · command · defend · detachment · encampment · fort · fortification · fortified pa · fortress · group · guard · install · man · mount · occupy · position · post · protect · section · station · stronghold · troops · unit

TRANSLATION OF GARRISON

Find out the translation of garrison to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of garrison from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «garrison» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 卫戍部队
• Translator English - Spanish: guarnición
• English: garrison
• Translator English - Hindi: चौकी
• Translator English - Arabic: حامية
• Translator English - Russian: гарнизон
• Translator English - Portuguese: guarnição
• Translator English - Bengali: সৈন্য সরবরাহ করা
• Translator English - French: garnison
• Translator English - Malay: Garnisun
• Translator English - German: Garnison
• Translator English - Japanese: 守備隊
• Translator English - Korean: 수비대
• Translator English - Javanese: Garrison
• Translator English - Vietnamese: quân đội trú phòng
• Translator English - Tamil: கார்ரிசனில்
• Translator English - Marathi: गॅरिसन
• Translator English - Turkish: Garnizon
• Translator English - Italian: guarnigione
• Translator English - Polish: garnizon
• Translator English - Ukrainian: гарнізон
• Translator English - Romanian: garnizoană
• Translator English - Greek: φρουρά
• Translator English - Afrikaans: garnisoen
• Translator English - Swedish: garnison
• Translator English - Norwegian: garnison

3 QUOTES WITH «GARRISON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word garrison.

1

Ellen Bass

Garrison Keillor read several of my poems on 'The Writer's Almanac' and I've heard from listeners nationally and internationally. That's one of the great gifts of email.

2

Charlie Pierce

There was no way to lock down, or tighten up, or Fail-Safe into Security Theater a race that covers 26.2 miles, a race that travels from town to town, a race that travels past people's houses. There was no way to garrison the Boston Marathon. Now there will be.

3

George Savile

Love is a passion that hath friends in the garrison.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GARRISON»

Discover the use of garrison in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to garrison and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Calais Garrison: War and Military Service in England, ...

This book - the first full-length study so to do - examines the Calais garrison, the largest standing military force available to the English crown.

David Grummitt, 2008

Blended Learning in Higher Education: Framework, Principles, ...

This groundbreaking book offers a down-to-earth resource for the practical application of blended learning in higher education as well as a comprehensive examination of the topic.

D. Randy Garrison, Norman D. Vaughan, 2011

Essentials of Oceanography

The sixth edition of ESSENTIALS OF OCEANOGRAPHY conveys Garrison's enthusiasm for oceanography to non-science students taking the introductory course.

Tom Garrison, 2011

Oceanography: An Invitation to Marine Science

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Tom Garrison, 2012

Church Planting Movements, How God Is Redeeming a Lost World

Learn more about Church Planting Movements from the book's website: www.ChurchPlantingMovements.com.

David Garrison, 2003

Beyond Garrison: Antislavery and Social Reform

This 2005 book asky why Massachusetts has gained a reputation for racial intolerance despite formerly beneficient behavior towards African-Americans.

Bruce Laurie, 2005

William Lloyd Garrison: Abolitionist and Journalist

Profiles the life and work of the abolitionist and journalist who published his beliefs about antislavery.

Nick Fauchald, 2005

Apostles of Culture: The Public Librarian and American ...

In her Foreword, Christine Pawley sums up the importance of Dee Garrison's book as follows: “Nearly a quarter-century has passed since the first edition of Apostles of Culture appeared.

Dee Garrison, 1979

The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison: No Union with the ...

Though plagued by illness and death in his immediate family throughout the years covered in this volume, Garrison drove himself to win supporters for the radical abolitionist cause. lecturing and touring often with Frederick Douglass.

William Lloyd Garrison, Walter M. Merrill, 1973

Horace: Epodes and Odes

This fully annotated Latin edition of Horace's "Epodes," "Odes," and "Carmen""Saeculare" is the first comprehensive English commentary on these works since 1903.

Daniel H. Garrison, Horace, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GARRISON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term garrison is used in the context of the following news items.

Best of the Mess Thursday, July 8, 1965 - First Annual Garrison …

Thousands of tourists and local residents added to their July 4th holiday by taking in the First Annual Walleye Festival at Garrison. It was a huge ... «Aitkin Independent Age, Jul 15»

Garrison scholarship established - Southeast Missourian

The Amy E. Garrison Endowed Scholarship has been established through the Southeast Missouri University Foundation. Amy Garrison of ... «Southeast Missourian, Jul 15»

El Dorado News Times Stutts, Garrison to play collegiate baseball

Now the El Dorado duo will get the opportunity to play college baseball as teammates. On Friday, Stutts and Garrison signed with Arkansas ... «El Dorado News-Times, Jul 15»

Michael J. Garrison Acquires 60,000 Shares of Bio-Path Holdings …

Bio-Path Holdings logo Bio-Path Holdings (NASDAQ:BPTH) Director Michael J. Garrison acquired 60,000 shares of the stock in a transaction ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»

Contract signed: MP grad Garrison embarks on pro basketball career

Mountain Pointe gradaute Jerome Garrison, who graduated this year from Grand Canyon University, recently signed to play basketball ... «East Valley Tribune, Jul 15»

Kidder County sweeps Garrison | Jamestown Sun

Kidder County 7, Garrison 2. Garrison 000 110 0 — 2 8 2. Kidder 150 010 x — 7 4 0. Luke Groninger, Sam Larson (6) and Colin O'Brady. «Jamestown Sun, Jul 15»

Cheers & Jeers with a special Cheer to Ja'Ovvoni Garrison: editorial

CHEERS ... to Ja'Ovvoni Garrison, a 26-year-old community organizer who plans to build and give away 100 free skateboards to Greater ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»

Judge Peterson recuses himself from Garrison murder case

Peterson said the reason for leaving the case is due to his relationship to the coroner who performed the autopsy of the victim, Andrea Garrison, ... «Leader and Times, Jul 15»

Woman arrested after overnight shooting in Norman | KFOR.com

Julie Garrison, a woman who was also at the home, was arrested and booked into jail on one count of assault with a deadly weapon. Police are ... «kfor.com, Jul 15»

Benchmark Communities Announces New Single-Family Home …

Promenade at East Garrison features open concept layouts with gourmet kitchens that open to private courtyards or backyards. Many homes ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»