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Furnish: Definition, Usage & Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：equip with furniture (furnish)

furnish 🔊

/ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/

vt.

to put furniture like beds, chairs, and tables into a house or room to make it livable.

Illustration of furnish meaning: a person furnishing an empty living room with new furniture.

equip with furniture 🔊

➕

/ɪˈkwɪp wɪð ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/

vt.

To provide a room or building with furniture to make it suitable for living or use.

📁 Category：Buildings & Places 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Middle English 'furnysshen', from Old French 'fornir' meaning 'to complete, provide', of Germanic origin.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of FURNish as adding FURNiture to make a room complete.

📖 Example

After renting the apartment, she spent a weekend shopping to furnish the living room with a comfortable sofa and a bookshelf. 🔊 After renting the apartment, she spent a weekend shopping to equip the living room with a comfortable sofa and a bookshelf.

🔗 Collocations

furnish a room – to equip a room with furniture

furnish an apartment – to provide an apartment with necessary furniture

furnish with – to supply or equip with something

🔄 Synonyms

equip (vt.) – to provide with necessary items or tools

outfit (vt.) – to supply with necessary equipment or clothing

decorate (vt.) – to make something look more attractive by adding extra items

🚫 Antonyms

strip (vt.) – to remove all covering or contents

empty (vt.) – to remove all items from a space

🌱 Derivatives

furnishing (n.) – the furniture and accessories in a room

furnished (adj.) – equipped with furniture

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'furnish' entered English in the 14th century from Old French 'fornir', meaning 'to complete or equip'. It originally referred to providing necessary items, later specializing to mean equipping a space with furniture.

Meaning 2：provide or supply (furnish)

furnish 🔊

/ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/

vt.

to give or supply something that is needed, especially information or documents.

Visual explanation of furnish: hands exchanging documents to show providing information.

provide or supply 🔊

➕

/prəˈvaɪd ɔːr səˈplaɪ/

vt.

To give or supply something that is needed, such as information or documents.

📁 Category：Laws & Regulations 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Please furnish the library with your student ID to borrow these research materials. 🔊 Please provide the library with your student ID to borrow these research materials.

🔗 Collocations

furnish information – to provide necessary data or details

furnish documents – to supply required papers or records

furnish with details – to equip with specific information

🔄 Synonyms

provide (vt.) – to make available for use

supply (vt.) – to give something needed or demanded

deliver (vt.) – to hand over or present something

🚫 Antonyms

withhold (vt.) – to refuse to give something

conceal (vt.) – to keep something secret or hidden