hibernate
gb/hˈaɪbɚnˌeɪt/ us/hˈaɪbɚnˌeɪt/
B2
Engleză
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Verb
B2
process
1
sleep through winter
If an animal hibernates, it sleeps and is inactive for the winter.
Tipar de utilizare:
[animal] hibernates (during/in) [season] (in [place])
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often use *hibernate* for ordinary sleep; it usually refers to a long seasonal inactive period, not a normal night's sleep.
Sinonime
overwinter (More general; can mean simply survive the winter, not necessarily by sleeping.)
Antonime
remain active (Stays awake and active rather than entering a dormant winter state.)
Colocații
hibernate during the winter
|hibernate for months
|hibernate in caves
|hibernate underground
|hibernate in dens
|animals that hibernate
|a hibernating bear
|a hibernating bat
|go into hibernation
|come out of hibernation
Teme
nature
|animals
|seasons
Exemple
- Bears hibernate through the coldest months of the year.
- Some frogs hibernate underground to avoid freezing temperatures.
- The bats hibernate in the cave until spring.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Some animals hibernate in winter.
- Bears can hibernate for a long time.
Verb
technical
B2
action
2
put device into hibernation
To hibernate a computer means to save your work and turn it off in a way that lets you continue later.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] hibernates [device] | [device] hibernates
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse *hibernate* with *sleep*: sleep usually uses a little power; hibernate typically powers down after saving the session.
Sinonime
suspend (Often used broadly for pausing a system; may refer to sleep or hibernate depending on the context.)
Antonime
shut down (Turns off without saving a resumable session in the same way.)
|
wake (Returns to active use from a power-saving state.)
Colocații
hibernate the laptop
|hibernate your PC
|hibernate mode
|put the computer into hibernation
|the system hibernates
|auto-hibernate
|resume after hibernation
|disable hibernation
|enter hibernation
|wake from hibernation
Teme
technology
|computing
Exemple
- I hibernated my laptop and continued working the next morning.
- If you close the lid, the computer may hibernate automatically.
- The tablet hibernates after ten minutes to save battery.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Please hibernate your computer before you pack it.
- My laptop hibernates when I close it.
Verb
C1
state
3
be inactive for a long time
If something hibernates, it is not used or active for a long time.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone/something] hibernates (for [time])
Greșeală frecventă:
In this figurative sense, *hibernate* implies a long break or dormancy, not a short rest.
Sinonime
lie dormant (Common for plans, projects, or problems that exist but are inactive.)
|
lie low (Usually about people avoiding attention, often temporarily.)
Antonime
reactivate (Make active again after being inactive.)
|
flourish (Be active and successful rather than quiet or inactive.)
Colocații
hibernate for years
|a project hibernates
|let the idea hibernate
|hibernate in the background
|a company hibernates
|a plan is hibernating
|a hibernating account
|bring it out of hibernation
|come out of hibernation
|go into hibernation
Teme
daily_life
|work
|business
Exemple
- The project hibernated for two years until new funding arrived.
- After the scandal, he hibernated from social media for months.
- Most of these old accounts have been hibernating since 2020.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The plan hibernated for a long time.
- She hibernated from the internet for a month.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
hibernate
IPA
GB/hˈaɪbɚnˌeɪt/
US/hˈaɪbɚnˌeɪt/
Silabe și accent
hi - bern - ate (3 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (hi)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: hibernate
- 3rd Person Singular: hibernates
- Present Participle: hibernating
- Past: hibernated
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
hibernates
verb
hibernating
verb
hibernated
verb
Core family
hibernation
noun B2
Related words
hibernator
noun
Expresii
bring [something] out of hibernation
1/bɹˈɪŋ sˈʌmθɪŋ ˈaʊt əv hˌaɪbɚnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
restart after being dormant
To start using something again after a long time.
Exemple
- They brought the proposal out of hibernation after the policy change.
- I brought my old camera out of hibernation for the trip.
- The company is bringing a shelved product line out of hibernation.
come out of hibernation
1/kˈʌm ˈaʊt əv hˌaɪbɚnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
become active again
To start being active again after a long time doing nothing.
Exemple
- As the weather warmed up, the garden finally came out of hibernation.
- The band came out of hibernation to release a new album.
- With interest rates falling, buyers are starting to come out of hibernation.
come out of hibernation
1/kˈʌm ˈaʊt əv hˌaɪbɚnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
be active again
to start again after stopping for a while
Exemple
- The bears come out of hibernation in early spring.
- The old forum came out of hibernation when new members joined.
- Our plans for the trip finally came out of hibernation after the exams.
go into hibernation
1/ɡˈoʊ ˈɪntu hˌaɪbɚnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
become inactive for long time
To start a long period of being inactive.
Exemple
- Some animals go into hibernation as temperatures drop.
- After the launch, the team went into hibernation for a few weeks.
- The online forum seems to have gone into hibernation.
go into hibernation
1/ɡˈoʊ ˈɪntu hˌaɪbɚnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
become inactive for a time
to stop being active for a while
Exemple
- When winter arrives, the hedgehogs go into hibernation.
- The newsletter went into hibernation during the company’s rebrand.
- My running routine goes into hibernation every January.
hibernate mode
1/hˈaɪbɚnˌeɪt mˈoʊd/
fixed phrase
technical
computer power-saving state
A computer setting that saves your work and turns off to save power.
Exemple
- Put the laptop in hibernate mode before you travel.
- My computer entered hibernate mode when the battery got low.
- After hibernate mode, it takes a few seconds to resume.
in hibernation
1/ˈɪn hˌaɪbɚnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
inactive or dormant
Not active for a long time.
Exemple
- Most of the plants are in hibernation until spring.
- The feature has been in hibernation since the redesign.
- Tourism is effectively in hibernation during the off-season.