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for·est

(fôr′ĭst, fŏr′-)

1. A growth of trees and other plants covering a large area.

2. A large number of objects bearing a similarity to such a growth, especially a dense collection of tall objects:a forest of skyscrapers.

3. A defined area of land formerly set aside in England as a royal hunting ground.

tr.v.for·est·ed,for·est·ing,for·ests

To plant trees on or cover with trees.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latinforestis (silva),outside (forest), from Latinforīs,outside; seedhwer- inIndo-European roots.]

for′est·al,fo·res′tial(fə-rĕs′chəl) adj.

for′es·ta′tion n.

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forest

(ˈfɒrɪst)

1. (Forestry) a large wooded area having a thick growth of trees and plants

2. (Forestry) the trees of such an area

3. (Forestry)NZ an area planted with exotic pines or similar trees. Comparebush¹⁴

4.something resembling a large wooded area, esp in density:a forest of telegraph poles.

5. (Law)law (formerly) an area of woodland, esp one owned by the sovereign and set apart as a hunting ground with its own laws and officers. Comparepark⁵

6. (modifier) of, involving, or living in a forest or forests:a forest glade.

(tr) to create a forest (in); plant with trees

[C13: from Old French, from Medieval Latinforestis unfenced woodland, from Latinforis outside]

ˈforestal,foresteal,forestialadj

ˈforestedadj

ˈforestlessadj

ˈforest-ˌlikeadj

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for•est

(ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr-)

n.

1. a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.

2. (formerly, in England) a tract of land generally belonging to the sovereign and set apart for game.

3. a thick cluster of vertical objects: a forest of church spires.

v.t.

4. to supply or cover with trees; convert into a forest.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Late Latinforestis (silva) an unenclosed wood (as opposed to a park), derivative of Latinforīs outside. compareforeign]

for′est•al, fo•res•tial (fəˈrɛs tʃəl)adj.

for′est•ed,adj.

for`est•a′tion,n.

for·est

(fôr′ĭst)

A dense growth of trees and usually bushes or other plants covering a large area. Forests exist in all regions of the Earth except for regions of extreme cold or dryness. ♦ The science of cultivating and managing forests is called forestry.

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Forest

an extensive wood; the trees of a forestcollectively; any dense collection or number of things.

Examples: forest of verbal arguments, 1875; of darts, 1669; of feathers, 1602; of people, 1645; of posts; of scaffolding; of spires, 1867; of telegraph poles; of trees.

forest

Past participle:forested
Gerund:foresting

Imperative
forest
forest

Present
I forest
you forest
he/she/it forests
we forest
you forest
they forest

Preterite
I forested
you forested
he/she/it forested
we forested
you forested
they forested

Present Continuous
I am foresting
you are foresting
he/she/it is foresting
we are foresting
you are foresting
they are foresting

Present Perfect
I have forested
you have forested
he/she/it has forested
we have forested
you have forested
they have forested

Past Continuous
I was foresting
you were foresting
he/she/it was foresting
we were foresting
you were foresting
they were foresting

Past Perfect
I had forested
you had forested
he/she/it had forested
we had forested
you had forested
they had forested

Future
I will forest
you will forest
he/she/it will forest
we will forest
you will forest
they will forest

Future Perfect
I will have forested
you will have forested
he/she/it will have forested
we will have forested
you will have forested
they will have forested

Future Continuous
I will be foresting
you will be foresting
he/she/it will be foresting
we will be foresting
you will be foresting
they will be foresting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been foresting
you have been foresting
he/she/it has been foresting
we have been foresting
you have been foresting
they have been foresting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been foresting
you will have been foresting
he/she/it will have been foresting
we will have been foresting
you will have been foresting
they will have been foresting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been foresting
you had been foresting
he/she/it had been foresting
we had been foresting
you had been foresting
they had been foresting

Conditional
I would forest
you would forest
he/she/it would forest
we would forest
you would forest
they would forest

Past Conditional
I would have forested
you would have forested
he/she/it would have forested
we would have forested
you would have forested
they would have forested

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Noun	1.	forest - the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area woods,wood botany,flora,vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" bosk - a small wooded area grove - a small growth of trees without underbrush jungle - an impenetrable equatorial forest rain forest,rainforest - a forest with heavy annual rainfall underbrush,undergrowth,underwood - the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms old growth,virgin forest - forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity second growth - a second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting
	2.	forest - land that is covered with trees and shrubs timberland,woodland,timber biome - a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate greenwood - woodlands in full leaf; "the greenwood was Robin Hood's home" dry land,ground,solid ground,terra firma,earth,land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" riparian forest - woodlands along the banks of stream or river silva,sylva - the forest trees growing in a country or region tree farm - a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use
Verb	1.	forest - establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains" afforest plant,set - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" re-afforest - reestablish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.; "re-afforest the area that was burned during the fighting" reforest - forest anew; "After the fire, they reforested the mountain"

forest

nounwood,trees,woods,grove,woodland,plantation,rainforest,thicket,copse,coppiceParts of the forest are still dense.

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Translations

حُرجغَابَةغابَه

горалес

boscforest

lesrezervace

skovnaturpark

Wald Forst Gehölz Hain Waldung

δάσος δρυμός άλσος δασονομικός

arbaraarbaro

bosque selva floresta reserva

mets

metsä

forêt bois boqueteau bosquet brousse

šuma

erdőerdőség

hutan

skógurverndarsvæîi

foresta bosco selva forestale

森

숲

silva

miškasmiškingasmiškininkasmiškininkystėmiškų ūkio

mežsrezervāts

bos woud bebossen

skog naturreservat

las

floresta selva bosque

лес лесной

horales

gozdhostalesslap

skog

msitu

ป่า

ormanormanı

rừng

森林森林地带狩猎场

forest

[ˈfɒrɪst]

A.N (temperate) →bosquem; (tropical) →selvaf
see alsotree

B.CPDforest fireN →incendiomforestal
forest rangerN →guardabosquesmf inv
forest track, forest trailN →caminomforestal

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

forest

[ˈfɒrɪst]n →forêtfforest floor

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

forest

n →Waldm; (for lumber etc) →Forstm;(fig) (of aerials etc) →Waldm;(of ideas etc) →Wustm, →Mengef;forest deaths →Waldsterbenpl

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forest

[ˈfɒrɪst]n →foresta

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

forest

(ˈforist) noun

1. (a large piece of) land covered with trees. woud حُرج гора floresta les der Wald skovδάσοςbosque mets جنگل metsäforêtיער जंगल šuma erdő(ség) hutan skógurforesta 森林 삼림, 숲 miškas mežs hutanbosskoglas, puszcza ځنګلfloresta pădureлес les gozd šuma skog ป่าไม้orman 森林地帶 іс جنگل rừng森林地带

2. an area of land in which animals,especially deer, are kept.a deer forest. woud غابَه резерват floresta rezervace die Waldung naturparkδρυμόςreserva jahimaa شکارگاه metsäréserveיער वन lovište erdő(ség) cagar alam verndarsvæðiriserva 御猟場 동물이 사는 지역 rezervatas rezervāts hutan simpanbosnaturreservatlas ښكار ځايfloresta rezervaţieзаповедник rezervácia, zvernica rezervat šuma skog, jaktpark ป่า ...ormanı 狩獵場 мисливський заповідник جانوروں کی رہائش کا علاقہ rừng để săn bắn狩猎场

ˈforested adjective

covered with forest. bebos مُغَطّى بالأحْراج горист coberto por floresta zalesněnýbewaldet skovklædtδασώδης cubierto de bosques metsane جنگلی metsittynyt couvert de forêtsמיוער वनाच्छादित pošumljen erdősített berhutan skógi vaxinn coperto di foreste 植林された 수목으로 뒤덮인 apaugęs mišku, miškingas mežains berhutanbebostskogkledd,skogbevokst zalesiony ځنګلی coberto por floresta împăduritлесистый zalesnený gozdnat pošumljen skogbevuxen, skogklädd เต็มไปด้วยป่าไม้ormanlık 覆蓋有森林的 залісений جنگل سے ڈھکا bị bao phủ bởi rừng覆盖有森林的

ˈforester noun

a person who works in a forest or is involved in forestry. bosbouer حِراجي، حارِس غابَه горски silvicultor lesník der Förster forstmand; skovfoged δασοκόμοςguardabosques metsavaht, metsandustöötaja جنگل بان metsänhoitaja garde forestier/-ièreיערן वन रक्षक šumar erdész penjaga hutan skógræktarmaður, skógarvörðurguardia forestale,guardaboschi 林業者 삼림 노동자, 삼림학 전문가 miškininkas mežzinis; mežsargs penjaga hutan boswachterforstmann,skogforvalter leśnik څنګل ساتو نكى، ځنګل وان guarda florestal pădurarлесник; лесничии lesník gozdar šumar skogvaktare, skogsarbetare พนักงานป่าไม้ ormancı 林務員 лісник; лісничий ماہر جنگلات cán bộ lâm nghiệp林务员

ˈforestry noun

(the science of) growing and looking after forests. bosbou حِراجَه، عِلْم الغابات лесовъдство silvicultura lesnictví die Forstwirtschaft skovbrug; forstvæsenδασοκομίαsilvicultura metsandus جنگل داری metsänhoitosylviculture יַעֲרָנוּת वनीकरण šumarstvo erdészet kehutanan skógræktarfræðisilvicoltura,selvicoltura 林業 임학 miškininkystė mežkopība kehutanan bosbouw(kunde)skogbruk leśnictwo څنګل پوهه، دځنګله علم silvicultura silviculturăлесоводство lesníctvo gozdarstvo šumarstvo skogsbruk, skogsvård การทำป่าไม้ ormancılık 林學 лісове господарство جنگل بانی کا علم lâm nghiệp林学

adjective

a forestry worker. bosbou حِراجي، في الغابات лесничей silvicultor lesníforstwirtschaftlich skov- δασοκομικόςforestal metsa(ndus)- جنگل داری metsänhoidollinenforestier יַעֲרָנוּת वनकर्मी šumski erdészeti pekerja kehutanan skógræktar-forestale 林業の 삼림의 miškų ūkio, miško mežkopības- pekerja hutan bosbouw-skog-,forst- leśny څنګل پوهه silvicultor forestier лесоводческий lesný gozdarski šumarski skogsvårds- เจ้าหน้าที่ป่าไม้orman 林業的 лісівничий جنگل بانی کا کارکن lâm nghiệp林业的

forest

→غَابَة les skovWaldδάσοςbosque metsäforêt šumaforesta 森 숲bosskoglasflorestaлес skog ป่าorman rừng森林

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