often attributive
1
: a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
A fire destroyed acres of forest.
forests of pine and mahogany
2
: a tract of wooded land in England formerly owned by the sovereign and used for game
3
: something resembling a forest especially in profusion or lushness
a forest of microphones
a kelp forest
a forest of skyscrapers
forested; foresting; forests
: to cover with trees or forest
land densely forested with firs
Examples of forest in a Sentence
Noun
Fires destroyed acres of forest.
the endless forest that the first European settlers encountered
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
At its core, writer-director Bretten Hannam‘s tale follows two siblings (played by Blake Alec Miranda and Forrest Goodluck) traveling through the titular haunted forest in order to exorcise some demons from their lives.
—William Earl, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Villages like Stavern, Nevlunghavn, Risør, Kristiansand, and Mandal, are popular for their location on the coast, inland farms, and forested trails where local Norwegians retreat in the summertime, too.
—Torunn Tronsvang, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noun
If in a forest, stay close to lower trees.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
At its core, writer-director Bretten Hannam‘s tale follows two siblings (played by Blake Alec Miranda and Forrest Goodluck) traveling through the titular haunted forest in order to exorcise some demons from their lives.
—William Earl, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
Perhaps most impressively, there's a concerted effort to restore the area to its 18th-century state, when it was entirely forested by hardwood trees.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Villages like Stavern, Nevlunghavn, Risør, Kristiansand, and Mandal, are popular for their location on the coast, inland farms, and forested trails where local Norwegians retreat in the summertime, too.
—Torunn Tronsvang, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forest. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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