overwinter
To spend the winterTo spend the winter (in a particular place).
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» How do bees overwinter?
Wie überwintern Bienen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Как зимуют пчелы? — pavuk3
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Examples
3 sentencesHow do bees overwinter?
ruКак зимуют пчелы? — pavuk3
deWie überwintern Bienen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The bugs have overwintered.
deDie Wanzen haben überwintert. — Adelpa
During the fall, the skies come alive as one million ducks, geese, and swans return to overwinter on the Chesapeake.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To spend the winter (in a particular place).
Insects may overwinter in fallen fruit if it is not removed.
überwintern
зимова́тьzimovátʹ
spend the winter
(transitive)To keep or preserve for the winter.
It is best to overwinter tender plants indoors.
überwintern
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, overwinteredirregular
| Base form | overwinter · to overwinter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overwinters |
| Present participle | overwintering |
| Past simple | overwintered |
| Past participle | overwintered |
Tenses
overwinter · overwintered · will overwinter · have overwinteredPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
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
See also
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