furnish someone with information

/ˈfɜːrnɪʃ ˈsʌmwʌn wɪð ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

verb phrase

  1. to provide or supply someone with information, especially in an official or formal way

    C1

    transitive: furnish someone with something; often passiveformal

    • "The school furnished parents with information about the trip."B1
    • "All staff were furnished with information about the new safety rules before the inspection."B2
    • "The department refused to furnish the public with information that might harm the ongoing investigation."C1

Common mistakes

  • furnish someone information→furnish someone with information

    Furnish normally takes 'with' before the thing that is given.

Collocations

furnish with informationfurnish with detailsfurnish the police with information

Word family

furnishfurnishedfurnishing