hibernate
verb (used without object)
to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals.
hibernated
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past participleof hibernate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hibernate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hibernateverb (used without object)to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals.
Example Sentences
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The glove maker’s plant utilization rates are above 96%, excluding hibernated plants, he notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
"Blue-tongued skinks hibernated under the garage and at night blue-banded and teddy-bear bees slept in the hedges under the front window," Dr Holden said.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023
Aristotle thought that some birds such as swallows hibernated in the colder months and that others transformed into different species—redstarts turned into robins for the winter, he proposed.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 15, 2022
The Dodgers offense hibernated through the first four innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2018
So I took to the cellar; I hibernated.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
