hibernate
To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body…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.
» Why do bears hibernate?
Почему медведи впадают в спячку?
Чому ведмеді впадають у зимову сплячку?
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)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.
Hedgehogs and bears are two of the many mammals that hibernate in winter.
Winterschlaf halten, überwintern
зимова́тьzimovátʹ, перезимова́тьperezimovátʹ
зимува́тиzymuváty, перезимува́тиperezymuváty
be in an inactive or dormant state
(intransitive)To live in seclusion.
zurückgezogen leben
(intransitive)To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
in den Ruhezustand wechseln, Ruhezustand einnehmen
Examples
25 sentencesWhy do bears hibernate?
Чому ведмеді впадають у зимову сплячку?
ruПочему медведи впадают в спячку?
Bears aren't the only animals that hibernate.
ruМедведи не единственные животные, которые впадают в спячку.
deBären sind nicht die einzigen Tiere, die Winterschlaf halten.
How many animals can you name that hibernate?
ruСколько ты можешь назвать животных, которые впадают в спячку?
deWie viele Winterschlaf haltende Tiere kannst du aufzählen?
I thought only bears hibernated, but my teacher said that turtles do, too.
Why don't people hibernate?
ruПочему люди не впадают в спячку?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin hībernātus, perfect passive participle of hībernō (see -ate (verb-formBorrowed from Latin hībernātus, perfect passive participle of hībernō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from hībernus (“wintry”).
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Forms
hibernates, hibernating, hibernated, hibernated| Base form | hibernate · to hibernate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hibernates |
| Present participle | hibernating |
| Past simple | hibernated |
| Past participle | hibernated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- sleep during winter:hole up
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle