How to use hibernate in a sentence

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• My computer hibernates after it has been idle for 30 minutes.From the entry idle
• Mammals that hibernate have plenty of fat to keep them warm during the winter.From the entry fat
• Makes me wanna burrow underground n' hibernate for a season or two.2016 April 8, @JVCKJ, Twitter. From the entry stalk
• It neither hibernates nor migrates, though it may move from area to area to find available food.1961, Hartley H. T. Jackson, “Family Mustelidae, Weasels and Allies”, in Mammals of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin…. From the entry least weasel
• While hibernating, Little Bear spent most of his time dreaming about huge, fluffy, buttery, maple-syrupy pancakes.1960 November 23, Gerry Vanek, “Thanksgiving Good for Reading”, in The Desert Sun, volume XXXIV, number 99, Palm Springs, Calif., page 12…. From the entry maple-syrupy
• The winter sleep of plants and of hibernating animals no doubt greatly contributes to their life duration.1919, J[ohn] H[arvey] Kellogg, editor, Good Health, volume LIV, Battle Creek, Mich.: […] [T]he Good Health Publishing Company, page 379. From the entry life preserver
• As previously stated, the true hibernating form of the midge is the "cocooned larva."1910, United States. Bureau of Entomology, Bulletin. From the entry cocooned
• Lucky for the woodchucks they were already hibernating.1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 122. From the entry skedaddle
• All other known Bryobias hibernate in the egg stage.1953, G. S. Roosje and J. B. M. van Dinther, “The genus Bryobia and the species Bryobia praetiosa Koch”, in Natuurtijdschriften, archived…. From the entry bryobia
• Most insects overwinter as eggs or pupae, but others overwinter as larvae or nymphs, whilst quite a few hibernate in the adult phase.2011, Bob Gibbons, Field Guide to Insects of Britain and Northern Europe. From the entry overwinter
• Face flies hibernate in large numbers as unmated adults in buildings, mammal burrows, and in other protected places, whether heated or not.2005, William H. Robinson, Urban Insects and Arachnids: A Handbook of Urban Entomology, page 174. From the entry face fly
• Male snakes are expected to return from hunting in September, at which point it’s expected the massive knot of snakes will hibernate and the feed will go dormant until spring.July 17, 2024, Adam Kovac, “Livestream Offers a Close-Up View of Thousands of Rattlesnakes in a ‘Mega Den’”, in Gizmodo. From the entry knot

Meaning of hibernate

1. verb To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.
2. verb To live in seclusion.
3. verb To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.

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How do you use hibernate in a sentence?

Hibernate is used as a verb. For example: “Hedgehogs and bears are two of the many mammals that hibernate in winter.”

What is a short sentence with hibernate?

“They hibernate or estivate or migrate.”

What does hibernate mean?

Hibernate means to spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.