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furnished

adjective US /ˈfɜːrnɪʃt/

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

How often you will meet it

Rank 2,538 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,681 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.

What it means

adjective

  1. provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority) also: equipped a furnished apartmenta completely furnished toolbox

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

furnished in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • Why, the room seems furnished with nothing in it!

    Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1

  • Luck did not follow me to the wretched furnished house where I hired a room.

    Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1

  • He was furnished with the French word 'est', and was told it was second in a sentence of three words.

    Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1

  • Or had the intuition that Scaife was other than what he seemed furnished the fertile soil into which the seed fell?

    The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1

  • Then to his astonishment he saw that the hall was furnished with the tables and chairs that belonged to his master.

    The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1

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