Definition of "hibernate" in English

verb

1. (intransitive, biology) 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.

   • Hedgehogs and bears are two of the many mammals that hibernate in winter.

2. (intransitive) To live in seclusion.

3. (intransitive, computing) To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.