hibernate
verb (used without object)
to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals.
hibernates
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present tense formof hibernate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Its full life cycle remains a mystery, but it probably includes a cyst stage that hibernates on the lake bottom until it’s triggered to divide and release new cells.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
One of the largest toads native to North America and remarkably long-lived with a life span reaching 20 years, it hibernates underground for most of the year, resurfacing to breed around the summer monsoon rains.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2022
As the temperature cools, the Harlequin hibernates for the winter in buildings - including homes.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2018
A white dwarf star gathers hydrogen from its neighbor for 100,000 years, erupts, hibernates, goes through a dwarf-nova stage — and does it all over again, possibly for a billion years.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2017
Come summer he gets dozy and hibernates through to autumn, and I can speak a bit better.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
