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TOEFL BNC: 24989 COCA: 21924

hibernate

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hibernate /ˈhaɪbɚˌneɪt/ verb
hibernates; hibernated; hibernating
hibernate
/ˈhaɪbɚˌneɪt/
verb
hibernates; hibernated; hibernating
Learner's definition of HIBERNATE
[no object] of an animal
: to spend the winter sleeping or resting(动物)冬眠

— hibernation

/ˌhaɪbɚˈneɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 24989 COCA: 21924

hibernate

verb

hi·​ber·​nate ˈhī-bər-ˌnāt How to pronounce hibernate (audio)
hibernated; hibernating

intransitive verb

1
: to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
bears hibernating in their dens
2
: to be or become inactive or dormant
let the computer hibernate
hibernation noun
hibernator noun

Example Sentences

bears hibernating in their dens
Recent Examples on the Web Bats can hibernate in clusters, like a carpet of bats in a cave, and surveying 15 or 20 caves will give researchers a pretty good idea of the winter population. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2022 Spring has arrived at last, but Tesla bears might want to crawl back into their caves to hibernate some more. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2022 Some rodents and other animals hibernate on strict schedules governed by day length. Chris Woolston, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2022 By contrast, many species in the Southern Hemisphere would have been preparing to hibernate for the winter as opposed to gearing up for their reproduction cycles. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022 Still, Barnes wonders if humans will be able to hibernate someday. Jessica Wapner, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2022 This year, caretakers at the Birmingham Zoo say Birmingham Bill, who also goes by his full name Jamie Bill, will continue to hibernate through the holiday. Derenn Hollman, al, 2 Feb. 2022 Captive lemurs, however, receive an abundance of food all year, so the need to hibernate as a way to store energy is unnecessary, reports Clare Watson for Science Alert. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2021 These large lizards usually hibernate from the end of November through February. Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin hibernatus, past participle of hibernare to pass the winter, from hibernus of winter; akin to Latin hiems winter, Greek cheimōn

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hibernate was in 1816
TOEFL BNC: 24989 COCA: 21924

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