furnish – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of furnish

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to furnish
Participle: furnished
Gerund: furnishing

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Ifurnish
youfurnish
he;she;itfurnishes
wefurnish
youfurnish
theyfurnish

Perfect

Ihave furnished
youhave furnished
he;she;ithas furnished
wehave furnished
youhave furnished
theyhave furnished

Past

Ifurnished
youfurnished
he;she;itfurnished
wefurnished
youfurnished
theyfurnished

Pluperfect

Ihad furnished
youhad furnished
he;she;ithad furnished
wehad furnished
youhad furnished
theyhad furnished

Future

Iwill furnish
youwill furnish
he;she;itwill furnish
wewill furnish
youwill furnish
theywill furnish

Future Perfect

Iwill have furnished
youwill have furnished
he;she;itwill have furnished
wewill have furnished
youwill have furnished
theywill have furnished

Subjunctive

Present

Ifurnish
youfurnish
he;she;itfurnish
wefurnish
youfurnish
theyfurnish

Perfect

Ihave furnished
youhave furnished
he;she;ithave furnished
wehave furnished
youhave furnished
theyhave furnished

Imperfect

Ifurnished
youfurnished
he;she;itfurnished
wefurnished
youfurnished
theyfurnished

Pluperfect

Ihad furnished
youhad furnished
he;she;ithad furnished
wehad furnished
youhad furnished
theyhad furnished

Conditional

Present

Iwould furnish
youwould furnish
he;she;itwould furnish
wewould furnish
youwould furnish
theywould furnish

Perfect

Iwould have furnished
youwould have furnished
he;she;itwould have furnished
wewould have furnished
youwould have furnished
theywould have furnished

Imperative

youfurnish
weLet's furnish
youfurnish

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam furnishing
youare furnishing
he;she;itis furnishing
weare furnishing
youare furnishing
theyare furnishing

Perfect

Ihave been furnishing
youhave been furnishing
he;she;ithas been furnishing
wehave been furnishing
youhave been furnishing
theyhave been furnishing

Past

Iwas furnishing
youwere furnishing
he;she;itwas furnishing
wewere furnishing
youwere furnishing
theywere furnishing

Pluperfect

Ihad been furnishing
youhad been furnishing
he;she;ithad been furnishing
wehad been furnishing
youhad been furnishing
theyhad been furnishing

Future

Iwill be furnishing
youwill be furnishing
he;she;itwill be furnishing
wewill be furnishing
youwill be furnishing
theywill be furnishing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been furnishing
youwill have been furnishing
he;she;itwill have been furnishing
wewill have been furnishing
youwill have been furnishing
theywill have been furnishing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be furnishing
youwould be furnishing
he;she;itwould be furnishing
wewould be furnishing
youwould be furnishing
theywould be furnishing

Perfect

Iwould have been furnishing
youwould have been furnishing
he;she;itwould have been furnishing
wewould have been furnishing
youwould have been furnishing
theywould have been furnishing

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'furnish'

abash, abolish, abroach, accomplish, accroach, address, admix, admonish, ado, adpress, affamish, affix, alloo, amass, ambush, anguish, annex, appeach, appears, approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

To supply or give.
give
supply
cater, stock, provide, purvey
equip
appoint, accouter, arm, decorate, gear

Antonyms

supply
exhaust, expend, consume, waste

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1442, from M.Fr. furniss-, prp. stem of furnir "furnish, accomplish," from O.Fr., from V.L. *fornire, alteration of *fromire, from W.Gmc. *frumjan "forward movement, advancement" (cf. O.H.G. frumjan "to do, execute, provide"), from P.Gmc. *fram- "forwards" (see from).
2. From Middle English furnysshen, from Old French furniss-, stem of certain parts of furnir, fornir (Modern French fournir), from Germanic, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”).
3. Cognate with Old High German frumjan (“to perform, provide”), Old High German fruma (“utility, gain”), Old English fremu (“profit, advantage”), Old English fremian (“to promote, perform”). More at frame, frim. See: French 'fournir', Proto-Germanic '*frumjaną', Old High German 'frumjan', Old English 'fremian'.

Verbs referencing "furnish"

French fournir, Italian fornire, Ido furnisar, Proto-Germanic frumjaną.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] people living, might have prepared us for the worst. The imaginative artist to whom I have already made allusion, has depicted in the same great work, a chamber of almost interminable perspective, furnished, as Mr. Robins would say, in a style of more than Eastern splendour, and filled (but not inconveniently so ) with groups of ladies and gentlemen, in the very highest state of enjoyment and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of clean ice which are being carried into shops and bar-rooms; and the pine-apples and water-melons profusely displayed for sale. Fine streets of spacious houses here, you see ! — Wall Street has furnished and dismantled many of them very often—and here a deep green leafy square. Be sure that is a hospitable house with inmates to be affectionately remembered always, where they have the open door and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The Patent Office at Washington, furnishes an extraordinary example of American enterprise and ingenuity; for the immense number of models it contains are the accumulated inventions of only five years; the whole of the previous collection [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Well, I didn't look, of course, ” said the stranger with a careless yawn. Then walking up to the landlord, he desired him to furnish him with a private apartment, as he had some writing to do immediately. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] in the world. This steamboat, which is called the Burlington, is a perfectly exquisite achievement of neatness, elegance, and order. The decks are drawing-rooms; the cabins are boudoirs, choicely furnished and adorned with prints, pictures, and musical instruments; every nook and corner in the vessel is a perfect curiosity of graceful comfort and beautiful contrivance. Captain Sherman, her commander, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] broad verandah. The room communicated, on one side, with her father and mother's apartment; on the other, with that appropriated to Miss Ophelia. St. Clare had gratified his own eye and taste, in furnishing this room in a style that had a peculiar keeping with the character of her for whom it was intended. The windows were hung with curtains of rose-colored and white muslin, the floor was spread with a [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)