FURNISH


Meaning of FURNISH in English

/ ˈfɜːnɪʃ; NAmE ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/ verb [ vn ]

1.

to put furniture in a house, room, etc. :

The room was furnished with antiques.

2.

furnish sb/sth with sth | furnish sth ( formal ) to supply or provide sb/sth with sth; to supply sth to sb :

She furnished him with the facts surrounding the case.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (in the general sense provide or equip with what is necessary or desirable ): from Old French furniss- , lengthened stem of furnir , ultimately of West Germanic origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.