overwinter
To keep or preserve for the winterTo keep or preserve for the winter.
» How do bees overwinter?
Wie überwintern Bienen?
Как зимуют пчелы?
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To keep or preserve for the winter.
It is best to overwinter tender plants indoors.
überwintern
spend the winter
(intransitive)To spend the winter (in a particular place).
Insects may overwinter in fallen fruit if it is not removed.
überwintern
зимова́тьzimovátʹ
Examples
3 sentencesHow do bees overwinter?
ruКак зимуют пчелы?
deWie überwintern Bienen?
The bugs have overwintered.
deDie Wanzen haben überwintert.
During the fall, the skies come alive as one million ducks, geese, and swans return to overwinter on the Chesapeake.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From over- + winter. Compare Dutch overwinteren, German überwintern.From over- + winter. Compare Dutch overwinteren, German überwintern.
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Forms
overwinters, overwintering, overwintered, overwintered| Base form | overwinter · to overwinter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overwinters |
| Present participle | overwintering |
| Past simple | overwintered |
| Past participle | overwintered |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- spend the winter:winter
Word family
2 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