nest

Regular
Infinitive
nest
Past Simple
nested
Past Participle
nested
-ing Form
nesting
3rd Person
nests
nest nests nesting nested

Nest means to build or use a nest, or to fit inside another. Regular verb: nest-nested-nested.

Meanings

  • To build a nest
  • To settle comfortably
  • To fit one inside another

Common Collocations

nest building nested tables empty nest nesting season

Tip for Learners

Nested means one inside another. "The birds are nesting in our tree."
Present Simple
I nest
you nest
he/she/it nests
we nest
they nest
Examples - Present Simple
  • I nest my data in folders carefully.
  • You nest your valuables.
  • The birds nest in tall trees.
  • We nest our servers.
  • They nest the documents inside.
Present Continuous
I am nesting
you are nesting
he/she/it is nesting
we are nesting
they are nesting
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am nesting the code properly.
  • You are nesting functions.
  • She is nesting her collection.
  • We are nesting the files.
  • They are nesting items inside.
Present Perfect
I have nested
you have nested
he/she/it has nested
we have nested
they have nested
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have nested the structure well.
  • You have nested the functions.
  • The sparrows have nested here.
  • We have nested everything.
  • They have nested the data.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been nesting
you have been nesting
he/she/it has been nesting
we have been nesting
they have been nesting
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been nesting data.
  • You have been nesting files.
  • She has been nesting items.
  • We have been nesting everything.
  • They have been nesting constantly.
Past Simple
I nested
you nested
he/she/it nested
we nested
they nested
Examples - Past Simple
  • I nested the code.
  • You nested the functions.
  • The eagles nested here.
  • We nested the data.
  • They nested the documents.
Past Continuous
I was nesting
you were nesting
he/she/it was nesting
we were nesting
they were nesting
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was nesting the structure.
  • You were nesting functions.
  • She was nesting her belongings.
  • We were nesting the files.
  • They were nesting items.
Past Perfect
I had nested
you had nested
he/she/it had nested
we had nested
they had nested
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had nested the code.
  • You had nested everything.
  • The birds had nested here.
  • We had nested the data.
  • They had nested the items.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been nesting
you had been nesting
he/she/it had been nesting
we had been nesting
they had been nesting
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been nesting data.
  • You had been nesting files.
  • He had been nesting items.
  • We had been nesting everything.
  • They had been nesting continuously.
Future Simple
I will nest
you will nest
he/she/it will nest
we will nest
they will nest
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will nest the code.
  • You will nest the functions.
  • She will nest her valuables.
  • We will nest the data.
  • They will nest the documents.
Future Continuous
I will be nesting
you will be nesting
he/she/it will be nesting
we will be nesting
they will be nesting
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be nesting the structure.
  • You will be nesting functions.
  • He will be nesting items.
  • We will be nesting the files.
  • They will be nesting constantly.
Future Perfect
I will have nested
you will have nested
he/she/it will have nested
we will have nested
they will have nested
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have nested everything.
  • You will have nested the functions.
  • She will have nested the data.
  • We will have nested the structure.
  • They will have nested items.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been nesting
you will have been nesting
he/she/it will have been nesting
we will have been nesting
they will have been nesting
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been nesting data.
  • You will have been nesting files.
  • He will have been nesting items.
  • We will have been nesting everything.
  • They will have been nesting continuously.
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