furnish someone with details

/ˈfɜːrnɪʃ ˈsʌmwʌn wɪð ˈdiːteɪlz/

verb phrase

  1. to give someone detailed information about something, especially in a formal context.

    B2

    transitive: furnish someone with somethingformal

    • "The receptionist furnished us with details about the meeting."B1
    • "The report furnishes investors with details of the company’s financial performance."B2
    • "The authorities were asked to furnish the committee with further details concerning the alleged misconduct."C1

Common mistakes

  • furnish someone details→furnish someone with details

    The preposition with is normally required in this construction.

Collocations

furnish someone with informationfurnish someone with evidencefurnish someone with further details

Word family

furnishfurnishedfurnishing