forest
/ˈfɒrɪst/noun
उच्चारण फ़ॉरिस्ट
वन, जंगल
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[C, U]
a large area of land that is thickly covered with trees
वन, जंगल
- the forests of Madhya Pradesh
- tropical rainforest
- Tigers live in the dense forests of Uttarakhand.
+ 2 more examples
- The road runs through a thick forest for ten kilometres.
- Forests help to keep the air clean.
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[C] ~ of sth
a large number of tall narrow objects close together
(चीज़ों का) घना समूह
- a forest of hands went up in the classroom
- A forest of banners appeared at the gate when the rally began.
- A forest of antennas covered the roofs of the old city.
+ 2 more examples
- A forest of umbrellas opened as the rain began.
- The new tower stood above a forest of cranes.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
forest (countable) / in the forest
A forest is a countable noun; use in the forest and, for a general sense, the forest as a whole.
Forest countable noun है; 'in the forest' आता है, और सामान्य अर्थ में पूरे जंगल के लिए 'the forest' आता है।
- Tigers live in the forest.
- The Gir forest is home to lions.
forest of sth (figurative)
A forest of means a thick crowd of tall things, as in a forest of hands.
'A forest of' का अर्थ ऊँची चीज़ों की घनी भीड़ है, जैसे हाथों का जंगल।
- A forest of hands went up.
- A forest of antennas covered the roof.
forest + noun
Forest forms compounds like forest fire, forest officer and forest cover.
Forest से forest fire, forest officer और forest cover जैसे compounds बनते हैं।
- A forest fire spread across the hills.
- The forest officer checked the permit.
forest vs woods / jungle
A forest is bigger than woods; jungle is a thick tropical forest, usually in the Indian sense.
Forest woods से बड़ा होता है; jungle घना उष्णकटिबंधीय वन है।
- The jungle near Corbett is thick.
- We walked through the woods.
+Collocations 4
adjective + forest
densetropicalevergreendeciduousvirginmangrove
- The Sundarbans is a mangrove forest.
forest + noun
firecoverofficerreservefloorproduce
- The forest cover of the state has increased.
verb + forest
protectclearburnenterlose
- The tribe helps protect the forest.
forest + word
edgepathtrailclearingcanopy
- They followed a trail through the forest.
“More examples 5
- A thick forest surrounds the village on three sides.
घना जंगल गाँव को तीन ओर से घेरे हुए है।
- Forests help to reduce air pollution.
वन वायु प्रदूषण कम करने में मदद करते हैं।
- The forest department planted a million trees.
वन विभाग ने दस लाख पेड़ लगाए।
- Deforestation is the cutting down of forests.
वनों की कटाई को deforestation कहते हैं।
- Radhika wrote an essay on the importance of forests.
राधिका ने वनों के महत्त्व पर निबंध लिखा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ We went to forest for a picnic.
✓ We went to the forest for a picnic.
A particular forest needs the.
किसी विशेष जंगल के लिए 'the' चाहिए।
✗ The forest is full with wild animals.
✓ The forest is full of wild animals.
Full takes of, not with.
'Full' के साथ 'of' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
✗ Many wild animals lives in the forest.
✓ Many wild animals live in the forest.
Animals is plural and needs live.
'Animals' plural है और इसके साथ 'live' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe trees, from smallest to biggest.
ये शब्द पेड़ों के क्षेत्र को छोटे से बड़े तक बताते हैं।
A thick tropical forest with tangled plants.
उलझी वनस्पति वाला घना उष्णकटिबंधीय जंगल।
- a jungle safari
¶Idioms 1
not see the wood for the trees
to be so involved in the details that you do not see the whole situation
छोटी बातों में उलझकर बड़ी बात न देखना
- He studies every comma and cannot see the wood for the trees.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
for·est
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Planting trees in an area is afforestation; cutting them down deforestation; the science of managing forests forestry; a person in charge of a forest a forester or ranger.
किसी क्षेत्र में पेड़ लगाना afforestation; काटना deforestation; वनों के प्रबंधन का विज्ञान forestry; वन का प्रभारी forester या ranger।
General knowledge
Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest area in India, and Mizoram the highest percentage of forest cover; 21 March is International Day of Forests; the India State of Forest Report is published every two years.
मध्य प्रदेश में भारत का सबसे बड़ा वन क्षेत्र है, और मिज़ोरम में वनावरण का सर्वाधिक प्रतिशत; 21 मार्च अंतर्राष्ट्रीय वन दिवस है; India State of Forest Report हर दो साल में प्रकाशित होती है।