garage

1 of 2

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
An attached three-car garage adds to the home’s offerings. Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 1 Jan. 2026 Fashion Valley Mall parking garage is taking on water at the lower levels, with 1 to 2 feet of water in the garage. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026 No one was injured in a house fire in east Kansas City’s Santa Fe neighborhood or a garage fire in the Northland’s Shoal Creek Valley neighborhood, according to Battalion Chief Riley Nolan with the Kansas City Fire Department. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026 Janis Mackey Frayer / NBC News Two years ago Keiji Minatoya, a baker, was attacked by a bear in the garage behind his confectionery shop in the town of Kita-Akita. Peter Guo, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025 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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Cite this Entry

“Garage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garage. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

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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