English-Thai Dictionary

hibernate

VI(สัตว์  จำศีล ใน ฤดูหนาว  jam-sin-nai-re-du-nao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HIBERNATE

v.i.[L. hiberno.] To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters or in seclusion, as birds or beasts.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HIBERNATE

Hi "ber *nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hibernated; p. pr. & vb. n.Hibernating.] Etym: [L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr. hibernu wintry. See Hibernal. ]

 

Defn: To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. Southey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hibernate

hi ber nate |ˈhībərˌnāt ˈhaɪbərˌneɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of an animal or plant ) spend the winter in a dormant state. • (of a person ) remain inactive or indoors for an extended period: the pilots who have been hibernating during the winter months get their gliders out again. DERIVATIVES hi ber na tion |ˌhībərˈnāSHən |noun, hi ber na tor |-ˌnātər |noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin hibernare, from hiberna ‘winter quarters, ’ from hibernus ‘wintry. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

hibernate

hi ¦ber |nate |ˈhʌɪbəneɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of an animal or plant ) spend the winter in a dormant state. • (of a person ) remain inactive or indoors for an extended period. DERIVATIVES hibernation noun, hibernator noun ORIGIN early 19th cent. (earlier (mid 17th cent. ) as hibernation ): from Latin hibernare, from hiberna ‘winter quarters ’, from hibernus ‘wintry ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

hibernate

hibernate verb 1 bears hibernate in winter: lie dormant, lie torpid, sleep; overwinter. 2 he wanted to hibernate in front of a fire for the night: hole up, escape, withdraw, retreat, cocoon.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

hibernate

hibernate verb some species hibernate in tree roosts: lie dormant, lie torpid, sleep, winter, overwinter, hole up.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hibernate

hi ber nate /háɪbə r nèɪt /動詞 自動詞 〈動物が 〉冬眠する .