- furnish something for something
- furnish something for somethingto provide something to be used as something. •
Could you furnish the salad for our picnic?
•We can't furnish enough glassware for the whole party.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
furnish something for something
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furnish — fur‧nish [ˈfɜːnɪʆ ǁ ˈfɜːr ] verb [transitive] 1. to provide or supply something: • Each company is required to furnish details of its market position to the Bank of England at the close of business each day. • The company entered into a hire… … Financial and business terms
Furnish — Fur nish (f[^u]r n[i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furnished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Furnishing}.] [OF. furnir, fornir, to furnish, finish, F. fournir; akin to Pr. formir, furmir, fromir, to accomplish, satisfy, fr. OHG. frumjan to further, execute, do,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
furnish — 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
furnish — 1 *provide, supply Analogous words: *get, obtain, procure, acquire, secure: *prepare, fit, ready, qualify, condition Antonyms: strip 2 Furnish, equip, outfit, appoint, accouter, arm are comparable when they mean to supply a person or something… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
furnish */ — 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 … English dictionary
furnish — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English furnisshen, from Anglo French furniss , stem of furnir, fournir to complete, equip, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German frummen to further, fruma advantage more at foremost Date: 15th century 1.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
furnish — 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… … Universalium
furnish — 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
furnish — fur|nish [ fɜrnıʃ ] verb transitive * 1. ) to provide furniture for a room or house: Furnishing a new home can be very expensive. be furnished with: Her study was furnished with an antique desk and chair. 2. ) to provide someone with something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
furnish — [ˈfɜːnɪʃ] verb [T] 1) to provide furniture for a room or house 2) to provide someone with something that they need, especially information Lyall s evidence may have furnished police with a vital clue.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
To set one's cap for — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
