noun
forest
FO-rihst
noun
1
A large area densely covered with trees.
"They hiked for hours through the forest without seeing another soul."
"The Amazon rainforest is home to millions of species."
verb
1
To plant trees over an area.
"The county plans to forest the hillside to prevent erosion."
How to Use Forest
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA big stretch of land covered mostly in trees, bigger than a wood.
Common pairings
tropical forest
forest fire
deforestation
Word Forms
forested past tense, forests plural, Forests plural, forests singular
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Etymology
From Old French forest, from Medieval Latin forestis, likely linked to Latin foris ("outside") — originally land outside enclosed royal parks.