Hibernate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sleep during winter

be in an inactive or dormant state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌɑːməplˈæstɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪbənˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪbənˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /hˌɑːməplˈæstɪk/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hole up

Antonyms

estivate aestivate

Parts of Speech

verb	sleep during winter “Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves”
verb	be in an inactive or dormant state

Word Forms

hibernation

noun

cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überwintern

im Winter schlafen

🇫🇷French

hiberner

dormir pendant l'hiver

🇪🇸Spanish

hibernar

dormir durante el invierno

🇮🇹Italian

ibernare

dormire durante l'inverno

🇳🇱Dutch

overwinteren

slapen tijdens de winter

🇵🇹Portuguese

hibernar

dormir durante o inverno

🇷🇺Russian

впадать в спячку

спать зимой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीतनिद्रा में होना

सर्दियों के दौरान सोएं

🇧🇩Bengali

হাইবারনেট

শীতকালে ঘুম

🇮🇳Tamil

உறக்கநிலை

குளிர்காலத்தில் தூக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిద్రాణస్థితిలో

శీతాకాలంలో నిద్ర

🇮🇳Marathi

हायबरनेट

हिवाळ्यात झोप

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાઇબરનેટ

શિયાળા દરમિયાન સૂવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೈಬರ್ನೇಟ್

ಚಳಿಗಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿದ್ರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹൈബർനേറ്റ്

ശൈത്യകാലത്ത് ഉറങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਈਬਰਨੇਟ

ਸਰਦੀ ਦੇ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਸੌਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہائبرنیٹ

موسم سرما کے دوران سونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

休眠

冬天睡觉

🇯🇵Japanese

冬眠する

冬の間は寝る

🇰🇷Korean

동면하다

겨울에 자다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngủ đông

ngủ trong mùa đông

🇹🇭Thai

จำศีล

นอนหลับในช่วงฤดูหนาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

hibernasi

tidur selama musim dingin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السبات

النوم خلال فصل الشتاء

🇮🇷Persian

خواب زمستانی

در زمستان بخوابید

🇹🇷Turkish

kış uykusuna yatmak

kış aylarında uyumak

🇮🇱Hebrew

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What is the primary definition of the word 'hibernate'?

The primary meaning of 'hibernate' is 'sleep during winter'.

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Using 'hibernate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hibernate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hibernate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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