Environment / A2

NAYCH-uh/ˈneɪtʃə/

Nature is the physical world of plants, animals, and landscape: love nature, in nature, nature reserve. It is uncountable: some nature is wrong — say the countryside, wildlife, or a nature programme. Natural is the adjective: natural light. Scenery is what you see; nature is the whole living world. Do not say “natures” for this meaning.

Meaning

The physical world of plants, animals, and the countryside.

Examples

• “She loves nature and often walks in the hills.”
• “We spent the day in nature, away from the traffic.”
• “The documentary is about nature in the Arctic.”

Good to know

Uncountable. in nature / a nature reserve. Adjective: natural. Not “natures.”

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