forest
Syllabification: (for·est)
Pronunciation: /ˈfôrəst, ˈfär-/
Translate forest | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish [ with object] (usually as adjective forested)
Definition of forest
noun
verb
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Origin:
Middle English (in the sense 'wooded area kept for hunting,' also denoting any uncultivated land): via Old French from late Latin forestis (silva), literally '(wood) outside', from Latin foris 'outside'(see foreign)