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

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

The eggshell microstructure indicates that these crocodiles likely nested along the edges of a lake and adjusted their reproductive strategies as conditions shifted over time.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

In the trees nested hundreds of long-shanked herons, blue ones and white ones with black wing tips.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson

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