furnished; furnishing; furnishes
1
: to provide with what is needed
furnisher
noun
Synonyms
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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For years after the headquarters moved to Battersea, Foster maintained a vast apartment on the office’s top floor, which was furnished with little but a seventy-foot mural by the artist Richard Long.
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Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Customers include big-box, home furnishing retailers and service providers such as Ashley Furniture, Big Sandy Home Furnishings, Yale and Baron's Appliances.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Its location right on the edge of Central Park, the fact that it's furnished, and has access to luxurious building amenities explains some of that figure.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The bike itself is a very basic electric scooter, apparently devoid of mirrors or indicators, but furnished with stealthy headlight and brake light arrangements.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
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Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Customers include big-box, home furnishing retailers and service providers such as Ashley Furniture, Big Sandy Home Furnishings, Yale and Baron's Appliances.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Its location right on the edge of Central Park, the fact that it's furnished, and has access to luxurious building amenities explains some of that figure.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The bike itself is a very basic electric scooter, apparently devoid of mirrors or indicators, but furnished with stealthy headlight and brake light arrangements.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Furnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furnish. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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furnish
verb
fur·nish
ˈfər-nish 
1
: to provide with what is needed
the cave furnished us with shelter
especially
: to provide with furniture
furnish an apartment
2
: to supply or give to someone or something
we'll furnish the food for the guests
furnisher
noun
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