furnish
To provide a place with furniture, or other equipmentTo provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.
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» We furnished the refugees with blankets.
Wir versorgten die Flüchtlinge mit Decken. — xtofu80
Мы дали беженцам одеяла. — Katheriinne
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3 senses(transitive)To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.
möblieren, einrichten
мебли́роватьmeblírovatʹ
меблюва́тиmebljuváty, обмеблюва́тиobmebljuváty, обставляти меблямиobstavljaty mebljamy
provide or equip with furniture
(figuratively, transitive)To supply or give (something).
give something useful or necessary to
(figuratively, transitive)To supply (somebody) with something.
The street outside my window furnishes meager entertainment.
ausrüsten
снабжа́тьsnabžátʹ, снабди́тьsnabdítʹ, предоставля́тьpredostavljátʹ
Examples
71 sentencesWe furnished the refugees with blankets.
ruМы дали беженцам одеяла. — Katheriinne
deWir versorgten die Flüchtlinge mit Decken. — xtofu80
Tom's living room was tastefully furnished.
ruГостиная Тома была со вкусом обставлена. — odexed
deToms Wohnzimmer war geschmackvoll eingerichtet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They furnished the library with new books.
ruОни снабдили библиотеку новыми книгами. — marafon
deSie haben die Bibliothek mit neuen Büchern ausgestattet. — Vortarulo
They furnished the library with many books.
deSie statteten die Bibliothek mit vielen Büchern aus. — Esperantostern
She furnished the room with beautiful furniture.
ruОна обставила комнату красивой мебелью. — odexed
deSie richtete das Zimmer mit schönen Möbeln ein. — Fingerhut
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English furnysshen, from Old French furniss-, stem of certain parts of furnir,From Middle English furnysshen, from Old French furniss-, stem of certain parts of furnir, fornir (Modern French fournir), from Germanic, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”).
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Forms
furnishes, furnishing, furnished, furnishedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.