Associations to the word «Hibernate»

Wiktionary

HIBERNATE, verb. (intransitive) To spend winter time in hibernation.
HIBERNATE, verb. (intransitive) (computing) To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.

Dictionary definition

HIBERNATE, verb. Sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves".
HIBERNATE, verb. Be in an inactive or dormant state.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca