"furnish" meaning in English

See furnish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɝnɪʃ/ [US], /ˈfɜːnɪʃ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-furnish.ogg [US] Forms: furnish [canonical], furnishes [third-person, singular], furnished [past], furnished [past, participle], furnishing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|furnish|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To furnish is to give a place furniture or other supplies.
    Sense id: simple-furnish-en-verb-zlNjJDTJ
  2. To furnish something is to supply or give to it.
    Sense id: simple-furnish-en-verb-LXNzsjmT
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