Hibernate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhaɪbə(r)ˌneɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Hibernate is a verb meaning (intransitive) To live in seclusion.
Meaning
(intransitive) To live in seclusion.
More Meanings
- (intransitive, computing) To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
- (intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.
Example Sentences
Hedgehogs and bears are two of the many mammals that hibernate in winter.
Your computer hibernates after it has been idle for the specified amount of time.
Organisms have developed all sorts of ways of dealing with these variations. They hibernate or estivate or migrate.
Word Forms
- hibernates
- hibernating
- hibernated
Antonyms for hibernate
Common opposites include aestivate, estivate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overwinter, sleep, sleeping, marmots, chipmunks, raccoons.
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