Hibernate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhaɪbərneɪt|  American pronunciation of the word hibernate
Brit.  |ˈhaɪbəneɪt|  British pronunciation of the word hibernate

verb

- sleep during winter (syn: hole up)
Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves
- be in an inactive or dormant state

Extra examples

This species hibernates in the perfect state and sometimes survives the winter.

He hibernated, so to speak, in this institute during the other three hundred and sixty-four days of the year.

Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: hibernate
he/she/it: hibernates
present participle: hibernating
past tense: hibernated
past participle: hibernated
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