forest

verb

forested; foresting; forests

transitive verb

: to cover with trees or forest

land densely forested with firs

forestation

ˌfȯr-ə-ˈstā-shən 

ˌfär-

noun

Examples of forest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Which means the 4,092-square-kilometer area between the high, forested escarpment and the wide stretches of the Zambezi River is still pretty untouched. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Photos shared on Facebook show the rescue scene was heavily forested, and rescuers worked in knee-deep water to save the man. —Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 31 May 2026

The surrounding area, which includes Lincoln National Forest, is heavily forested and rural. —Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026

Later this year, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, a 2025 Global Vision Awards winner, will launch The Leela Coorg Forest Sanctuary, a 76-acre, all-villa hideaway set amid coffee estates and misty, forested hills near Madikeri, in Karnataka’s Coorg region. —Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

First Known Use

circa 1828, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing forest

• cloud forest
• forest bathing
• forest floor
• forest green
• forest ranger
• forest tent caterpillar
• gallery forest
• miss the forest for the trees
• national forest
• not see the forest for the trees
• rain forest
• temperate rain forest
• tropical rain forest

Rhymes for forest

• chorused
• sorest
• aorist
• deforest
• rainforest

Kids Definition

forest

noun

for·​est

ˈfȯr-əst, 

ˈfär-

: a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large area