afforest
verb/əˈfɒrɪst/
/əˈfɔːrɪst/
[usually passive] (specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they afforest | /əˈfɒrɪst/ /əˈfɔːrɪst/ |
| he / she / it afforests | /əˈfɒrɪsts/ /əˈfɔːrɪsts/ |
| past simple afforested | /əˈfɒrɪstɪd/ /əˈfɔːrɪstɪd/ |
| past participle afforested | /əˈfɒrɪstɪd/ /əˈfɔːrɪstɪd/ |
| -ing form afforesting | /əˈfɒrɪstɪŋ/ /əˈfɔːrɪstɪŋ/ |
- to plant areas of land with trees in order to form a forest
- be afforested Large areas are being afforested each year.
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