furnish someone with something

/ˈfɜːrnɪʃ ˌsʌmwʌn wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

verb phrase

  1. to provide someone with something they need or can use

    B2

    transitive: furnish someone with something; formalformal

    • "The company furnished us with the necessary equipment."B2
    • "The witnesses furnished the police with valuable information about the incident."C1
    • "She was furnished with all the necessary documents to complete the application."B2

Common mistakes

  • furnish someone something→furnish someone with something

    Use with before the thing provided. You can also say furnish something to someone, although this is less common.

Collocations

furnish someone with informationfurnish someone with evidencefurnish someone with equipmentfurnish with details

Word family

furnishfurnishedfurnisherfurnishingfurnishings