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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.