furnish someone with evidence

/ˈfɜːrnɪʃ ˈsʌmwʌn wɪð ˈɛvɪdəns/

verb phrase

  1. to provide someone with evidence or information, especially in a formal or official context, often to support a claim or argument

    B2

    transitive; furnish someone with somethingformal

    • "The witness furnished the police with evidence of the crime."B2
    • "The report furnished investigators with compelling evidence that the documents had been altered."C1
    • "The lawyer was able to furnish the jury with evidence that proved the defendant's innocence."B2

Common mistakes

  • furnish someone evidence→furnish someone with evidence

    In this expression, use with before the thing that is provided.

Collocations

furnish someone with informationfurnish someone with detailsfurnish evidencefurnish with prooffurnish with documentation

Word family

furnishfurnishedfurnishing