furnish
verb · noun
Simple meaning
To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɝnɪʃ
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Definition
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verb
Provide or equip with furniture
“We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style.”
transitive
To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.
transitivefiguratively
To supply or give (something).
transitivefiguratively
To supply (somebody) with something.
Give something useful or necessary to
noun
Material used to create an engineered product.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Provide or equip with furniture
Used this way, furnish is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority).
Accessory wearing apparel.
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Synonyms
Sense: provide or equip with furniture
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