overwinter

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to spend or survive through... hibernate winter

Word family

Derived forms overwintering

Related forms 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.

ofer Old English winter Old English

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# 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
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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