nest
To build or settle into a nestTo build or settle into a nest.
» The bird is in its nest.
Der Vogel ist in seinem Nest. — Tamy
Птица в гнезде. — Lenin_1917
Птица сидит в своём гнезде. — Lenin_1917
Пташка у своєму гнізді. — deniko
Пташка у гнізді. — deniko
Птах у своєму гнізді. — deniko
Птах у гнізді. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 senses(intransitive)To build or settle into a nest.
nisten, einnisten
гнездова́тьсяgnezdovátʹsja, гнезди́тьсяgnezdítʹsja
(intransitive)To settle into a home.
We loved the new house and were nesting there in two days!
селитисяselytysja
(intransitive)To successively neatly fit inside another.
I bought a set of nesting mixing bowls for my mother.
fit together or fit inside
(transitive)To place in, or as if in, a nest.
inhabit a nest, usually after building
(transitive)To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).
There would be much more room in the attic if you had nested all the empty boxes.
(intransitive)To hunt for birds' nests or their contents (usually "go nesting").
gather nests
Examples
222 sentencesThe bird is in its nest.
Пташка у своєму гнізді. — deniko
ruПтица в гнезде. — Lenin_1917
deDer Vogel ist in seinem Nest. — Tamy
Birds build nests.
Птахи в'ють гнізда. — deniko
ruПтицы вьют гнезда. — afyodor
deVögel bauen Nester. — al_ex_an_der
Birds always return to their nests.
ruПтицы всегда возвращаются в своё гнездо. — marafon
She carefully watched the bird in the nest.
We found a bird's nest in our chimney.
deWir fanden ein Vogelnest in unserem Kamin. — raggione
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English nesten, nisten, from Old English nistan, nistian, from Proto-West GermFrom Middle English nesten, nisten, from Old English nistan, nistian, from Proto-West Germanic *nistijan (“to nest, build a nest”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian näästje (“to nest”), Dutch nesten (“to nest”), German Low German nüsten (“to nest”), German nisten (“to nest”).
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Forms
nests, nesting, nested, nestedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons 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
See also
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