# nested

Pronunciation: say "NEST-id" /ˈnɛstɪd/

## Adjective

1. Fitted one inside another in succession, so each piece sits within the next larger one.
   - Simple: Fitted one inside another in a series, from largest to smallest.
   - _The camping kit includes nested pots that pack into one compact bundle._
   - _Matryoshka dolls are nested, each figure opening to reveal a smaller one inside._
2. Embedded; set or contained within something larger rather than attached to its surface.
   - Simple: Set or fixed firmly inside something else.
   - _The folk tale has a nested story tucked inside the main narrative._
   - _Geologists discovered a crystal nested deep within the volcanic rock._
4. Of a word or phrase: included within another word's dictionary entry as a subordinate term rather than given its own headword.
   - Simple: Listed inside another word's dictionary entry as a smaller, related term.
   - _Derived forms are often nested under the base word rather than listed separately._
   - _In older dictionaries, idioms appeared as nested entries beneath the main verb._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of nest. — simple past and past participle of nest
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of nest. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _Storks nested atop the village chimneys every summer._
   - _The functions were nested inside one another to organize the code._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/nested (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).