furnishing

/ˈfɜːrnɪʃɪŋ/

noun

  1. Furniture and other objects used to decorate and equip a room or building.

    B1

    usually plural: furnishings

    • "The apartment has simple, modern furnishings."A2
    • "The hotel is known for its elegant furnishings and carefully chosen artwork."B2

  2. The act of providing or supplying something, especially furniture or information.

    C1

    usually used in the phrase furnishing of

    • "The furnishing of the new office took several weeks."B2
    • "The furnishing of false information may lead to legal action."C1

verb

  1. Providing or supplying something, especially information or furniture.

    B2

    present participle of furnish; transitive

    • "The company is furnishing the new office."A2
    • "She is furnishing the committee with the documents they requested."B2

Common mistakes

  • The furnishing of the room are beautiful.→The furnishings of the room are beautiful.

    Use the plural furnishings for the furniture and decorative objects in a room.

Collocations

home furnishingsmodern furnishingselegant furnishingsfurnishing of informationfurnishing a housefurnishing a roomfurnishing a new apartmentfurnishing the room

Word family

furnishfurnishedfurniturefurnisher