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单词 overwinter
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overwinter

[ oh-ver-win-ter ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈwɪn tər /

verb (used without object)

to pass, spend, or survive the winter: to overwinter on the Riviera.

Origin of overwinter

First recorded in 1890–95; over- + winter, replacing Old English oferwintran “to get through the winter,” which had become obsolete by the end of the Old English period (around 1150), and modeled on Norwegian and Danish overvintre, Swedish övervintra, Dutch overwinteren, or German überwintern

Words nearby overwinter

overweigh, overweight, overwhelm, overwhelming, overwind, overwinter, overwintering, overwire, overwise, over with, overwithhold
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Example sentences from the Web for overwinter

  • Some whales may also overwinter in the northern summering areas.

    Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska|United States Department of Commerce, Marine Mammal Commission
  • Eggs laid in autumn overwinter and hatch the next summer, from April to August, depending upon the species.

    Food of the Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, in South-central Kansas|Dwight Platt

British Dictionary definitions for overwinter

overwinter
/ (ˌəʊvəˈwɪntə) /

verb

(intr) to spend winter (in or at a particular place)
(tr) to keep (animals or plants) alive through the winter
(intr) (of an animal or plant) to remain alive throughout the winter
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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