furnish
US /ˈfɝnɪʃ/
Definition
give something useful or necessary to
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The landlord will furnish the apartment with a bed and a desk.
Word Family
Synonyms
- equipprovide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- providegive something useful or necessary to
- supplyan amount of something available for use
Collocations
- Easy furnish room with furnitureto furnish room with furniture, meaning to give something useful or necessary to
- Medium furnish required documentationto furnish required documentation, meaning to give something useful or necessary to
- Hard furnish written explanation to regulatorsto furnish written explanation to regulators, meaning to give something useful or necessary to
- Very Hard fail to furnish certified copies under subpoenato fail to furnish certified copies under subpoena, meaning to fail to do something; leave something undone
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