Definitions of hibernate [ˈhaɪ bərˌneɪt]

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Definition of 'hibernate'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) hibernate
to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.

2. hibernate
to withdraw or be in seclusion; retire.

Etymology: (1795–1805; < L hībernātus, ptp. of hībernāre to spend the winter, der. of hibernus. See hibernal)

Definition of 'hibernate'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) hibernate, hole up
sleep during winter
"Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"

2. (verb) hibernate
be in an inactive or dormant state

Definition of 'hibernate'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) hibernate
(of an animal) to be completely inactive during the winter
The bear hibernates for up to 7 months.

Definition of 'hibernate'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) hibernate
to winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects

Translation of 'hibernate'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (of certain animals, eg hedgehogs) to pass the winter in a condition like sleep.
Afrikaans: oorwinter, hiberneer	Arabic: يٌسْبِتُ	Bulgarian: спя зимен сън
Brazilian: hibernar	Czech: přezimovat	German: überwintern
Danish: gå i hi; ligge i dvale	Greek: πέφτω, είμαι σε χειμέρια	Spanish: hibernar
Estonian: talveund magama	Farsi: به خواب زمستاني رفتن	Finnish: talvehtia
French: hiberner	Hebrew: לִישוֹן שְנָת חוֶרף	Hindi: सुस्ती में जाड़ा बिताना
Croatian: prezimiti, prespavati zim	Hungarian: téli álmot alszik	Indonesian: tidur selama musim dingin
Icelandic: leggjastí dvala	Italian: ibernare	Japanese: 冬眠する
Korean: 동면하다	Lithuanian: miegotižiemos miegu	Latvian: (par dzīvnieku) atrasties
Malay: berhibernat	Dutch: winterslapen	Norwegian: gå/ligge i hi
Polish: (prze)spać snem zimowym	Persian: به خواب زمستاني رفتن	Pashto: ژمى په استراحت تېرول ( لك
Portuguese: hibernar	Romanian: a hiberna	Russian: находиться в зимней спячк
Slovak: prezimovať	Slovenian: prezimovati	Serbian: prespavati zimu
Swedish: gå (ligga) i ide	Thai: (สัตว์) จำศีลในฤดูหนาว	Turkish: kış uykusuna yatmak
Taiwanese: 冬眠	Ukrainian: бути у зимовій сплячці	Urdu: جانوروں کا جاڑا بے حس ہو
Vietnamese: ngủ đông	Chinese: 冬眠
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