Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to furbish
Participle: furbished
Gerund: furbishing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | furbish |
| you | furbish |
| he;she;it | furbishes |
| we | furbish |
| you | furbish |
| they | furbish |
Perfect
| I | have furbished |
| you | have furbished |
| he;she;it | has furbished |
| we | have furbished |
| you | have furbished |
| they | have furbished |
Past
| I | furbished |
| you | furbished |
| he;she;it | furbished |
| we | furbished |
| you | furbished |
| they | furbished |
Pluperfect
| I | had furbished |
| you | had furbished |
| he;she;it | had furbished |
| we | had furbished |
| you | had furbished |
| they | had furbished |
Future
| I | will furbish |
| you | will furbish |
| he;she;it | will furbish |
| we | will furbish |
| you | will furbish |
| they | will furbish |
Future Perfect
| I | will have furbished |
| you | will have furbished |
| he;she;it | will have furbished |
| we | will have furbished |
| you | will have furbished |
| they | will have furbished |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | furbish |
| you | furbish |
| he;she;it | furbish |
| we | furbish |
| you | furbish |
| they | furbish |
Perfect
| I | have furbished |
| you | have furbished |
| he;she;it | have furbished |
| we | have furbished |
| you | have furbished |
| they | have furbished |
Imperfect
| I | furbished |
| you | furbished |
| he;she;it | furbished |
| we | furbished |
| you | furbished |
| they | furbished |
Pluperfect
| I | had furbished |
| you | had furbished |
| he;she;it | had furbished |
| we | had furbished |
| you | had furbished |
| they | had furbished |
Conditional
Present
| I | would furbish |
| you | would furbish |
| he;she;it | would furbish |
| we | would furbish |
| you | would furbish |
| they | would furbish |
Perfect
| I | would have furbished |
| you | would have furbished |
| he;she;it | would have furbished |
| we | would have furbished |
| you | would have furbished |
| they | would have furbished |
Imperative
| you | furbish |
| we | Let's furbish |
| you | furbish |
Verbs conjugated like 'furbish'
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)
Verbs similar to 'furbish'
furnish,
burnish,
frubish,
kurbash,
refurbish,
rubbish,
earbash,
famish,
finish,
fish,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- renovate
- refurbish, improve, overhaul, restore, renew
- polish
- brighten, shine, burnish, buff, clean
Antonyms
- polish
- dull, deface, mar, ruin
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1260, from O.Fr.
forbiss-, prp. stem of
forbir "to polish," from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G.
furban "to polish").
2. Etymology tree
3. Frankish *furbēnbor.
4. Old French forbirbor.
5. Middle English furbisshen
6. English furbish
7. From Middle English furbisshen, from Old French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”). See: Middle English '
furbisshen', Old French '
forbir'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] the boat; in the cabin, one and another were gathering their things together, and arranging them, preparatory to going ashore. The steward and chambermaid, and all, were busily engaged in cleaning, furbishing, and arranging the splendid boat, preparatory to a grand entree.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)