furnish

  • 11furnish — furnisher, n. /ferr nish/, v.t. 1. to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc. 2. to provide or supply (often fol. by with): The delay furnished me with the time I needed. n. 3. paper pulp and any… …

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  • 12Furnish — David Furnish (* 26. Oktober 1962 in Toronto, Kanada) ist ein kanadischer Filmproduzent und Regisseur. Bekannt wurde er vor allem für die Dokumentation Elton John: Tantrums and Tiaras. Er schreibt auch regelmäßig für die Zeitschrift Interview.… …

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  • 13furnish — fur|nish [ˈfə:nıʃ US ˈfə:r ] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: furnir to complete, provide equipment ] 1.) to put furniture and other things into a house or room ▪ Having bought the house, they couldn t afford to furnish it. furnish… …

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  • 14furnish — [15] Far apart as they may now seem, furnish is closely parallel in its development with frame. Both originated as verbs based on from, in its earliest signification ‘forward movement, advancement, progress’. Frame was a purely English formation …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 15furnish — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)nɪʃ[/t]] furnishes, furnishing, furnished 1) VERB If you furnish a room or building, you put furniture and furnishings into it. [V n with n] Many proprietors try to furnish their hotels with antiques. [Also V n] 2) VERB If you furnish… …

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  • 16furnish — fur•nish [[t]ˈfɜr nɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary appliances, esp. furniture 2) to provide or supply (often fol. by with): The delay furnished me with extra time[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50; < OF furniss , long s …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17furnish — [15] Far apart as they may now seem, furnish is closely parallel in its development with frame. Both originated as verbs based on from, in its earliest signification ‘forward movement, advancement, progress’. Frame was a purely English formation …

    Word origins

  • 18furnish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. equip, outfit; provide, yield, supply. See preparation, provision. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To supply necessities] Syn. supply, provide, outfit, fit out, equip, stock, appoint, arm; see also provide… …

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  • 19furnish — verb (T) 1 to put furniture and other things into a house or room: The apartment was furnished in Art Deco style. | furnish sth with sth: a room furnished with a desk and swivel chair 2 to supply or provide something: They were asked to furnish… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20furnish */ — UK [ˈfɜː(r)nɪʃ] / US [ˈfɜrnɪʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms furnish : present tense I/you/we/they furnish he/she/it furnishes present participle furnishing past tense furnished past participle furnished 1) to provide furniture for a room or house …

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