overwinter C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˌoʊvɚˈwɪntɚ/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈwɪntə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to spend or survive through the winter Many butterflies overwinter as larvae buried in the leaf litter. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to spend or survive through... hibernatewinter Word family Derived forms overwintering Related forms winter Etymology AI details From over- ('through, across') plus winter, from Old English winter. Means to pass or survive through the winter, used of plants and animals. ofer Old English winter Old English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overwinter **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈwɪntɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈwɪntə/ ## Meanings 1. to spend or survive through the winter ## Examples - Many butterflies overwinter as larvae buried in the leaf litter. ## Synonyms - hibernate - winter ## Derived Forms - overwintering ## Related Forms - winter ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ofer - Root: winter ## Etymology From over- ('through, across') plus winter, from Old English winter. Means to pass or survive through the winter, used of plants and animals. ## AI Etymology Overwinter is from over- ('through, across') plus winter, from Old English winter. Means to pass or survive through the winter, used of plants and animals. Important recorded forms include ofer (Old English) and winter (Old English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to spend or survive through the winter. The wider family includes derived forms such as overwintering and related words such as winter. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown