- 1[intransitive] to make and use a nest Thousands of seabirds are nesting on the cliffs.
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- 2[transitive] nest something (technology) to put types of information together, or inside each other, so that they form a single unit
nest
verbNAmE//nɛst//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they nest he / she / it nests
past simple nested
-ing form nesting
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