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• past participle of nest.
• past tense form of nest.

nested

American  

[nes-tid] / ˈnɛs tɪd /

adjective

Mathematics.

1. (of an ordered collection of sets or intervals) having the property that each set is contained in the preceding set and the length or diameter of the sets approaches zero as the number of sets tends to infinity.

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Etymology

Origin of nested

First recorded in 1720–30; nest + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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Swift boxes were placed on the tower of the David Attenborough Building in the city in 2020 and the first pair nested and reared two chicks in 2021.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

The pair have nested at Careys Secret Garden since 2022.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Yurok wildlife officials say this behavior suggests the pair are tending to an egg in the tribe’s Northern California homeland, where they haven’t nested for more than a century.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

It may be nested centered over the 300px or 355px artboard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026

Doves had nested on the windowsill, adding their excrement and feathers to the spattered panes.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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