Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To be in a dormant or torpid state during a cold period, especially during the winter.
- intransitive verb To be in an inactive or dormant state or period.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To winter; pass the season of winter in close quarters or in seclusion, and generally in a torpid condition, as some animals.
- Figuratively, to remain in seclusion; pass the time torpidly or apathetically.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To spend
winter time inhibernation . - verb intransitive (
computing ) To enter astandby state which conserves power without losing the contents ofmemory .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb sleep during winter
- verb be in an inactive or dormant state
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The fall and winter, when my mood can sometimes be uneven and I seem to want to hibernate, is not the time to try to get cover model abs.
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Waking from hibernate is quick, just 10 seconds on a modern laptop.
Free Up Drive Space By Deleting The Hiberfil.sys | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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In fact, this instinct to hibernate is exactly why we should gather together, celebrating life and family and togetherness, thinking about the best of the year gone past and making plans for the one to come.
All Things Girl » All Things Girl » Blog Archive » It snuck up on me again. 2008
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Today, scientists simply use the word hibernate when discussing the physiological processes of bears that go to sleep for the winter.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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Today, scientists simply use the word hibernate when discussing the physiological processes of bears that go to sleep for the winter.
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Today, scientists simply use the word hibernate when discussing the physiological processes of bears that go to sleep for the winter.
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Today, scientists simply use the word hibernate when discussing the physiological processes of bears that go to sleep for the winter.
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A vaccine is a possibility, but vaccines may not function well when the bats hibernate, which is also when they are most vulnerable.
Team Identifies Scourge of Farm-Friendly Bats Ryan Tracy 2011
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Last Edit: December 21, 2008, 07: 53: 50 AM by sammy2fish », it must be something like the data sitting in hibernate, that is causing the problem.
PCLinuxOS-Forums 2009
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I agree with kjpetrie, it must be something like the data sitting in hibernate, that is causing the problem.
PCLinuxOS-Forums 2009
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