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to furnish

to furnish

83 3.7
To provide furniture and other things a room or building needs
  • verb
  • /ˈfɜrnɪʃ/
translation icon : amueblar
  • Their homes were modest but clean, and nicely furnished in well-tended, older neighborhoods of Santiago.
  • a furnished room
  • a furnished house

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Examples

  • "I want to rent the place furnished, but I'm putting my own things in storage."

    Fiction book (1991)

  • A variety of equipment and supplies must be furnished in nontraditional adventure education programs.

    Academic text (1991)

  • And that is to furnish it and design it and finish it and do the little things, which is what I do.

  • - Please, sir, could you furnish us with a statement, sir?

    The Omen (1976)

  • Companies like Bright House exploit families who have no other way to furnish their homes.

  • And it comes fully furnished, just like you see.

    Derailed (2005)

  • His friends told him he was lucky to find a furnished place on such short notice.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • In comparison to the reception area, it was nicely furnished and spotlessly clean.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • They decided to furnish their new home with comfortable sofas and modern decor.

  • The charity aims to furnish needy families with essential household items.

Synonyms

to provide
vsto furnish
∞ 1.5

To give something people need or want

is limited to equipping rooms or people with furniture and essentials
to supply
vsto furnish
400 1.6

To give things that someone needs or wants

is focused on equipping rooms or people with furniture rather than ongoing availability

Antonyms

to remove
∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

to deprive
198 3.2

To take something important away from someone or stop them having it

How Furnished

to fit out
1 4.2
to furnish
83 3.7
to supply
400 1.6

Surface Forms

furnish infinitive
furnished past
furnished past participle
furnishing present participle
furnishes third person singular

Etymology

The word furnish comes from an old French word fournir meaning 'to supply' and is the same root as furniture. So to furnish a room is to 'supply' it with the things it needs, like chairs and beds.