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How to pronounce “hibernate”

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Pronunciation guide for hibernate

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of hibernate with real speech in context.
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6 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Nicolas Perony: Puppies! Now that I've got your attention, complexity theory 13 minutes, 46 secondsand all bats hibernate separately,
Definition summary
(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.

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How to pronounce hibernate

Nicolas Perony: Puppies! Now that I've got your attention, complexity theory 13 minutes, 46 seconds

and all bats hibernate separately,

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Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (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.
  • (intransitive) To live in seclusion.
  • (intransitive, computing) To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.

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