hibernate

hi·ber·nate

H0186000 (hī′bər-nāt′)intr.v. hi·ber·nat·ed, hi·ber·nat·ing, hi·ber·nates 1. To be in a dormant or torpid state during a cold period, especially during the winter.2. To be in an inactive or dormant state or period: "In Lawrenceville people hibernated and life passed them by" (Jacqueline Susann).

[Latin hībernāre, hībernāt-, to winter, from hībernus, relating to winter; see ghei- in Indo-European roots.]

hi′ber·na′tion n.hi′ber·na′tor n.

hibernate

(ˈhaɪbəˌneɪt) vb (intr) 1. (Zoology) (of some mammals, reptiles, and amphibians) to pass the winter in a dormant condition with metabolism greatly slowed down. Compare aestivate2. to cease from activity[C19: from Latin hībernāre to spend the winter, from hībernus of winter, from hiems winter] ˌhiberˈnation n ˈhiberˌnator n

hi•ber•nate

(ˈhaɪ bərˌneɪt)

v.i. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 1. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate. 2. to withdraw or be in seclusion; retire. [1795–1805; < Latin hībernātus, past participle of hībernāre to spend the winter, derivative of hibernus. See hibernal] hi`ber•na′tion, n. hi′ber•na`tor, n.

hibernate

Past participle: hibernated
Gerund: hibernating

Imperative
hibernate
hibernate

Present
I hibernate
you hibernate
he/she/it hibernates
we hibernate
you hibernate
they hibernate

Preterite
I hibernated
you hibernated
he/she/it hibernated
we hibernated
you hibernated
they hibernated

Present Continuous
I am hibernating
you are hibernating
he/she/it is hibernating
we are hibernating
you are hibernating
they are hibernating

Present Perfect
I have hibernated
you have hibernated
he/she/it has hibernated
we have hibernated
you have hibernated
they have hibernated

Past Continuous
I was hibernating
you were hibernating
he/she/it was hibernating
we were hibernating
you were hibernating
they were hibernating

Past Perfect
I had hibernated
you had hibernated
he/she/it had hibernated
we had hibernated
you had hibernated
they had hibernated

Future
I will hibernate
you will hibernate
he/she/it will hibernate
we will hibernate
you will hibernate
they will hibernate

Future Perfect
I will have hibernated
you will have hibernated
he/she/it will have hibernated
we will have hibernated
you will have hibernated
they will have hibernated

Future Continuous
I will be hibernating
you will be hibernating
he/she/it will be hibernating
we will be hibernating
you will be hibernating
they will be hibernating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hibernating
you have been hibernating
he/she/it has been hibernating
we have been hibernating
you have been hibernating
they have been hibernating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hibernating
you will have been hibernating
he/she/it will have been hibernating
we will have been hibernating
you will have been hibernating
they will have been hibernating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hibernating
you had been hibernating
he/she/it had been hibernating
we had been hibernating
you had been hibernating
they had been hibernating

Conditional
I would hibernate
you would hibernate
he/she/it would hibernate
we would hibernate
you would hibernate
they would hibernate

Past Conditional
I would have hibernated
you would have hibernated
he/she/it would have hibernated
we would have hibernated
you would have hibernated
they would have hibernated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	hibernate - sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"hole upcatch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber - be asleepaestivate, estivate - sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate"aestivate, estivate - sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate"
	2.	hibernate - be in an inactive or dormant staterest - be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"

hibernate

verb sleep, lie dormant, winter, overwinter, vegetate, remain torpid, sleep snug Dormice hibernate from October to May.

Translations

冬眠

hibernate

(ˈhaibəneit) verb (of certain animals, eg hedgehogs) to pass the winter in a condition like sleep. 冬眠ˌhiberˈnation noun冬眠

hibernate

A power-off mode that preserves the last state of the computer. Turning the computer on after hibernating eliminates booting the operating system and reloading all the applications and data.

When hibernate is activated, the contents of memory (RAM) are written to storage (hard disk, SSD) and the computer is turned off. When turned back on again, the previous memory state is read from storage, and all applications appear exactly as they did the moment hibernate was triggered.

Hibernate vs. Sleep Mode
Hibernate is power off, whereas sleep mode is power on with the screen and hard disks turned off. In sleep mode, the RAM chips are constantly refreshed in order to retain their content, and the CPU is placed into a low-power state. Although restoring from hibernate is faster than a cold start, coming out of sleep is immediate. Turning the computer back on from either mode eliminates having to reload all applications and data.

Hybrid Modes
Some laptop computers invoke both modes automatically. When put into sleep mode by the user, the computer may automatically go into hibernate mode when the battery reaches a low level. An alternative hybrid mode activates hibernate when the computer enters sleep mode, but the computer is not turned off. If the battery runs out while in sleep mode, the contents of memory have already been saved. See memory.

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Synonyms for hibernate

verb sleep

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verb sleep during winter

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verb be in an inactive or dormant state

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