furnish

«furnish» in Mova's school dictionary: To put furniture in a room or house: They furnished the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (furnish, furnishes, furnished, furnishing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To put furniture in a room or house: They furnished the bedroom. tree →

2) (formal) To supply or give something needed: furnish us with the details. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life a «furnished flat» comes with beds, tables and chairs; in the exam and formal voice «furnish with information» means «give information». Phrases: «furnished flat», «furnish with», «fully furnished».

examples

• We furnished the playroom with beanbags and shelves. tree →
• The holiday house was fully furnished. tree →
• Please furnish us with your address. tree →
• They furnished the classroom with new desks. tree →
• It costs a lot to furnish a whole house. tree →
• The library furnished the pupils with books. tree →
• If you wish me to remain in your service, furnish me with the necessary funds, else I must withdraw." tree →

note

Regular verb (-es after sh). Noun: furniture (uncountable — «a piece of furniture», never «furnitures»); furnishings (curtains, carpets and furniture). Meaning 2 is formal; in plain talk «give».

In the corpora

• Hard bare walls bounce sound back, while soft curtains, carpets and sofas soak it up, so a furnished room hardly echoes.
• She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «furnish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.