forest

UK
/ˈfɒr.ɪst/
US
/ˈfɔr.ɪst/

Translations

forestnoun
forests
pl
UK
/ˈfɒr.ɪst/
US
/ˈfɔr.ɪst/
лесв т.ч. перен.
The forest is home to many different species of animals.
Лес является домом для многих различных видов животных.
Additional translations
боро сосновом лесе
forestverb
forested
Past Simple
forested
Past Participle
foresting
Gerund
UK
/ˈfɒr.ɪst/
US
/ˈfɔːr.ɪst/
облеситьспец.; о посадке леса
The conservation project aims to forest the barren hillside.
Проект по охране природы направлен на то, чтобы облесить безлесный склон холма.
Additional translations
облеситьсяредк.; о местности, естественно покрыться лесом
Synonyms
plant (trees)
wood (verb)
green (verb)
forestadjective
UK
/ˈfɒr.ɪst/
US
/ˈfɔːr.ɪst/
Used attributively to modify another noun (e.g., “forest fire”).
Forest wildlife is vulnerable to habitat loss.
Лесная фауна уязвима из-за утраты среды обитания.

Definitions

forestnoun
A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.
The hikers spent the weekend exploring the dense forest.
A large number or dense mass of vertical objects.
The city skyline was a forest of skyscrapers.
Historically in England, an area of land designated as royal property and reserved for hunting.
Sherwood Forest was once a royal forest where only the king could hunt.
Land covered with trees and undergrowth considered collectively.
Much of northern Finland is forest.
forestverb
To cover (land) with trees; to plant trees on an area.
The conservation project aims to forest the barren hillside.
To become covered with forest naturally.
In the absence of farming, the abandoned fields began to forest over the decades.
forestadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a forest; living or growing in a forest.
Forest wildlife is vulnerable to habitat loss.