tree

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Related words 2.2 See also 3 Verb

[change] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɹiː/
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[change] Noun

Singular tree

Plural trees

1. A tree is a tall plant of wood.

   I'm going to climb a tree.

2. A tree is a map of ideas that looks like the plant.

   My family tree shows how I am related to all my family members.

[change] Related words

• treeless

[change] See also

• log
• lumber
• mill
• thicket

[change] Verb

Plain form tree

Third-person singular trees

Past tense treed

Past participle treed

Present participle treeing

1. If you tree something, you drive it up into a tree, as you would in pursuit.
2. If you tree something, you decorate something with a tree.