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# hibernation

«hibernation» in Mova's school dictionary: **A very deep sleep-like rest that some animals go into…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (hibernation — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A very deep sleep-like rest that some animals go into during winter: their body cools, their heart slows and they live on stored fat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hibernation/#m1)

2) (informal) A long time of staying inside and resting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hibernation/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science, hibernation helps animals survive winter when food is scarce: hedgehogs, dormice, bats, some bears and ground squirrels. Animals eat a lot in autumn to store fat. If you find a hibernating animal, do not wake it. Phrases: «go into hibernation», «come out of hibernation».

### examples

- Hedgehogs go into hibernation in winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hibernation/#x1)
- Before hibernation, animals eat lots of food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hibernation/#x2)
- Bats hang upside down during hibernation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hibernation/#x3)
- Waking an animal from hibernation uses up its energy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hibernation/#x4)
- The tortoise came out of hibernation in spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hibernation/#x5)
- After the holidays, I came out of hibernation and went outside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hibernation/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Verb: hibernate. Myth: bears do not truly hibernate in the deepest way; they sleep deeply but can wake easily (scientists argue about it). Animals that hibernate are not dead — leave them alone.

### In the corpora

- [A tortoise should hibernate only as a vet advises, because wrong hibernation can make it very ill.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet/15/)
- [Hibernation is a long, deep winter sleep in which the body temperature drops and the heart beats slowly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/28-migration-and-hibernation/10/)
- [Waking up in the middle of hibernation uses up a lot of the stored fat, so a hibernating animal should never be disturbed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/28-migration-and-hibernation/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hibernation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hibernation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.