1. to spend the winter in a dormant state with reduced body temperature and metabolic activity
Usage: biology
2. to be inactive or withdraw from activity for an extended period
Usage: figurative

Examples

• Bears hibernate during the cold winter months.
• Many animals hibernate to survive when food is scarce.
• The groundhog will hibernate until spring arrives.
• Bats hibernate in caves and hollow trees.
• After the busy season, the resort town seems to hibernate.
• The writer decided to hibernate in his cabin to finish the novel.
• Some computer programs can hibernate to save power.