furnish

verb

fur·nish | \ ˈfər-nish

furnished; furnishing; furnishes

Definition of furnish

transitive verb

1 : to provide with what is needed especially : to equip with furniture The inn is beautifully furnished.

2 : supply, give furnished food and shelter for the refugees

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furnish, equip, outfit, appoint, accoutre mean to supply one with what is needed. furnish implies the provision of any or all essentials for performing a function. a sparsely furnished apartment equip suggests the provision of something making for efficiency in action or use. a fully equipped kitchen outfit implies provision of a complete list or set of articles as for a journey, an expedition, or a special occupation. outfitted the family for a ski trip appoint implies provision of complete and usually elegant or elaborate equipment or furnishings. a lavishly appointed apartment accoutre suggests the supplying of personal dress or equipment for a special activity. fully accoutred members of a polar expedition

Examples of furnish in a Sentence

The inn is beautifully furnished. He has enough money to furnish the apartment nicely. We'll furnish the food for the party. Can he furnish the information to us?

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The Harrison’s top floor is taken up by a swanky lounge for residents and a quarter-floor, fully furnished unit priced at $3.7 million or $2,184 per square foot. — Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, "Race to the top: Developers push a panoply of penthouses in San Francisco," 30 Aug. 2019 The stores are refinished with fresh wallpaper and floors, and then furnished with sparkling appliances, plush armchairs and other upgrades. — Brittany Meiling, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Carlsbad gaming startup goes viral in its first week. Will the good times keep coming?," 6 Aug. 2019 But despite intensive development of the idea, string theory has been unable to furnish any predictions amenable to experimental tests with the current generation of particle colliders—the energies needed are vastly too great. — Philip Ball, Scientific American, "Supergravity Snags Super Award: $3-Million Special Breakthrough Prize," 6 Aug. 2019 Gregory drew the line when she was asked to help furnish her child’s classroom with supplies. — sun-sentinel.com, "What to do when back to school bites you in the budget," 23 July 2019 The Clovis couple who sold Annie’s family their new home were happy to sell it fully-furnished. — Ap Mcclatchy, The Mercury News, "Family finally finds new home many months after Camp Fire disaster," 25 June 2019 Ellen Floyd, a sophomore setter who also made the all-tourney team, had 32 sets and five block assists, and Kayla McGlathery furnished two solo blocks, four blocks assists, seven kills and seven digs. — Anchorage Daily News, "UAA volleyball team hits the road with a 2-2 record," 8 Sep. 2019 Farrow’s Cream on the ceiling, Pigeon on the walls, and Blue Gray on the wainscoting—and furnished with a vintage Pierre Jeanneret chair and a contemporary Liaigre console. — Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, "ELLE Decor Celebrates 30 Years with a Stunning New York City Residence," 4 Sep. 2019 And at the level of direct organizing, solidarity furnished the framework for the grassroots movements—which preached the need for solidarity and practiced it in deed—that successfully fought for such entitlements from below. — Astra Taylor, The New Republic, "One for All," 26 Aug. 2019

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furnish

verb

English Language Learners Definition of furnish

: to provide (a room or building) with furniture

: to supply or give (something) to someone or something

: to supply or give to (someone) something that is needed or wanted

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furnish

verb

fur·nish | \ ˈfər-nish

furnished; furnishing

Kids Definition of furnish

1 : to provide with furniture furnish a house

2 : to provide with what is needed “I'm going to give you all a nice quiet cell—unless you furnish bail.”— Richard and Florence Atwater, Mr. Popper's Penguins

3 : to supply to someone or something We'll furnish food for the party.