copse
copse · copses · copsed · copsing
To trim or cutTo trim or cut.
/kɒps/
» They came to a copse of trees at the edge of the field.
mccarras · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To trim or cut.
(transitive)To plant and preserve.
Examples
1 sentencesThey came to a copse of trees at the edge of the field.
Origin
1578, from coppice, by contraction, originally meaning “small wood grown for purposes of p1578, from coppice, by contraction, originally meaning “small wood grown for purposes of periodic cutting”.
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Forms
copses, copsing, copsed, copsedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle