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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fur•nish•ing (fûr′ni shing),USA pronunciation n. - furnishings:
- furniture, carpeting, etc., for a house or room.
- articles or accessories of dress:men's furnishings.
- that with which anything is furnished.
- furnish + -ing1 1490–1500
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fur•nish /ˈfɜrnɪʃ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to supply (a house, room, etc.) with what is needed, esp. with furniture:to furnish an apartment.
- to provide:The delay furnished me with the time I needed.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fur•nish (fûr′nish),USA pronunciation v.t. - to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- to provide or supply (often fol. by with):The delay furnished me with the time I needed.
n. - Printingpaper pulp and any ingredients added to it prior to its introduction into a papermaking machine.
- Gmc; compare Old High German frumjan to provide
- Old French furniss-, long stem of furnir to accomplish, furnish
- late Middle English furnisshen 1400–50
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rig, outfit, deck out. Furnish, appoint, equip all refer to providing something necessary. Furnish emphasizes the idea of providing necessary or customary services or appliances in living quarters:to furnish board; a room meagerly furnished with a bed, desk, and a wooden chair.Appoint (now found only in well-appointed) means to furnish completely with all requisites or accessories or in an elegant style:a well-appointed house.Equip means to supply with necessary materials or apparatus for some service, action, or undertaking; it emphasizes preparation:to equip a vessel, a soldier.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: furnish /ˈfɜːnɪʃ/ vb (transitive)- to provide (a house, room, etc) with furniture, carpets, etc
- to equip with what is necessary; fit out
- to give; supply: the records furnished the information required
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French fournir, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German frummen to carry outˈfurnisher n |