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hibernate

/ˈhaɪbəneɪt/

/ˈhaɪbərneɪt/

Translations

hibernateverb

hibernated

Past Simple

hibernated

Past Participle

hibernating

Gerund

/ˈhaɪbəneɪt/

/ˈhaɪbərneɪt/

впадать в спячку

Bears hibernate during the winter months.

Медведи впадают в спячку в зимние месяцы.

Some animals hibernate to survive the cold season.

Некоторые животные зимуют, чтобы пережить холодный сезон.

Synonyms

suspend activity

lie dormant

be inactive

hibernateverb

To spend the winter in a dormant state.

Bears hibernate in caves during the cold months.

To remain inactive or indoors for an extended period.

During the pandemic, many people chose to hibernate at home.

To enter a low-power state in computing, saving the current state and shutting down.

I always hibernate my laptop instead of shutting it down completely.