garage

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noun

ga·​rage gə-ˈräzh How to pronounce garage (audio) -ˈräj How to pronounce garage (audio)
Canadian also -ˈrazh, 
-ˈraj;
British usually ˈga-(ˌ)räzh, 
-(ˌ)räj, 
-rij
Synonyms of garagenext
1
: a shelter or repair shop for automotive vehicles
2
: a cabinet with a vertical rolling door that is used for storing a small kitchen appliance

garage

2 of 2

verb

garaged; garaging

transitive verb

: to keep or put in a garage

Examples of garage in a Sentence

Noun a house with a two-car garage My car was making a strange noise, so I brought it to the garage. Verb He garaged the car for the winter.
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Noun
Ahmed’s mother, aunt, and three younger siblings were also in Kilis, living in an unfinished concrete garage in front of a park. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Along with seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms, there are four reception rooms, a gym, a sauna, staff accommodation, a double garage, and parking for two more cars. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026 The Florida deaths involved a fallen tree and a man found in a closed garage with a running generator. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026 In Florida’s Escambia County, Sheriff Chip Simmons said a woman was killed when a tree fell on her home and a man died of carbon monoxide fumes from a generator running in his garage. — Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for garage

Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from French, "docking (of a boat), place to store vehicles," from garer "to dock, moor" (going back to Middle French guerrer, garrer "to moor (a boat), shelter (merchandise)," going back to Old French (Brittany) varer "to protect oneself against," probably borrowed from Old Norse vara "to warn," varask "to be on one's guard") + -age -age — more at ware entry 3

Verb

derivative of garage entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of garage was in 1902

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“Garage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garage. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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garage

1 of 2 noun
ga·​rage gə-ˈräzh How to pronounce garage (audio) -ˈräj How to pronounce garage (audio)
: a shelter or repair shop for automotive vehicles

garage

2 of 2 verb
garaged; garaging
: to keep or put in a garage

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