noun · neutral
furniture
UK/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə(r)/US/ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/FUR·ni·TURE
Band 5-6speakingtask1task2
movable objects in a room or building, such as tables, chairs, and beds.
Examples
“We need new furniture for the living room.”
“Most of the furniture was handmade.”
“They sold all their furniture before moving overseas.”
Band 8 sentence
“The council subsidised new, energy-efficient furniture for social housing to improve long-term living conditions.”
Collocations
- piece of furniture
- buy furniture
- fitted furniture
Word family
furniture noun (uncountable)furnish verbfurnished adjective
Common mistakes
She bought three furnitures.→She bought three pieces of furniture.
The room is fully furnitured.→The room is fully furnished.
Say it for a higher band
5things→6furnishings→7+furniture
Synonyms
furnishings
Easily confused
furnishings
“They sold all the old furnishings before redecorating the flat.”
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