When something is nested, it is put inside another thing of the same kind. For example, small boxes placed inside bigger boxes are nested.
The dolls are nested inside each other.
The files are stored in nested folders.
In computer language, nested means putting one thing inside another in steps or layers. For example, a loop inside another loop in programming is called nested.
The code uses nested loops to repeat actions.
Nested folders help organize files on the computer.
Nested can mean when one thing is built inside another thing, like a drawer inside a bed or a shelf built into a desk.
The bed has a nested drawer underneath.
The desk features a nested shelf for books.
Nested can mean when birds or animals make or live in nests to care for their babies. It is about where they put their homes.
The birds nested in the tall tree.
Many animals nested in the forest last spring.
Nested can be used in a figurative way to say something is hidden inside something else, like a secret inside a story or an idea inside a sentence.
The meaning is nested in the poem's lines.
The secret was nested deep in the story.
In grammar, nested means that one part of a sentence is inside another part, like a clause inside a bigger sentence. This makes sentences complex.
Nested clauses make sentences long.
The sentence has nested phrases inside it.
