if an animal hibernates, it sleeps through the winter months
Synonyms and related words
Animal behaviour
beach
bite
bite
2
computingif a computer hibernates, its operating system closes down automatically when the computer is not being used, although the computer itself remains switched on
Synonyms and related words
What computers and computer programs do
abort
bomb
boot
derived word
hibernation
noun
Synonyms and related words
Animal behaviour
beach
bite
bite
hibernate
verb intransitive
US /ˈhaɪbərˌneɪt/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
hibernate
he/she/it
hibernates
present participle
hibernating
past tense
hibernated
past participle
hibernated
DEFINITIONS2
1
if an animal hibernates, it sleeps through the winter
Synonyms and related words
Animal behavior
beach
bite
bite
2
computingif a computer hibernates, its operating system closes down automatically when the computer is not being used, although the computer itself remains switched on