furnish an office

/ˈfɜːrnɪʃ ən ˈɒfɪs/

verb phrase

  1. To provide an office with furniture and the necessary equipment, arranging it so that it is ready for use.

    B1

    transitive

    • "We need to furnish an office for the new manager."B1
    • "The company decided to furnish the new office with modern desks and chairs."B1
    • "The architect helped them furnish an office that was both practical and welcoming."B2

Common mistakes

  • furnish to an office→furnish an office

    Furnish is transitive here, so it is followed directly by the object.

Collocations

fully furnished officefurnish an officeoffice furniturefurnish an office with desksfurnish an office with computersfurnish an office space

Word family

furnishfurnishedfurnishings