English · Word Candidate

forest

/ˈfɒɹɪst/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: forests · foresting · forested

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khu rừng dày và hoang dã

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Noun

Examples

Who after Archimagoes fowle defeat / Led her away into a foreſt wilde, / And turning wrathfull fyre to luſtfull heat, / With beaſtly ſin though her to haue defilde, / And made the vaſſal of his pleaſures vilde.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Any dense collection or amount.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tập hợp dày đặc

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Noun

Examples

a forest of criticism

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To cover an area with trees.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Che phủ một khu vực với cây cối

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Verb

Examples

From the view-point of national economy professor Fehér communicates to us most interesting facts, which he has established in an important question now of actuality : in the subject of foresting the Great Hungarian Plains.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “forest” mean?

A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

Is “forest” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.