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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
forest
/ˈfɒɹɪst/
noun1 of 2
large area with many trees
- “Let's go to the lake near the forest next week.”Tatoeba
- “He walks around the castle and in the surrounding forest.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To cover an area with trees.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)