During the fall, the skies come alive as one million ducks, geese, and swans return to overwinter on the Chesapeake.
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Overwinter
//ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɪn.tɚ//
Synonyms for "overwinter" (3 found)
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24 translations across 13 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- qışlamaq verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
Catalan
1 entries- hivernar verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
Czech
2 entries- přezimovat verb (to keep or preserve for the winter)
- přezimovat verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
Dutch
2 entries- laten overwinteren verb (to keep or preserve for the winter)
- overwinteren verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
Finnish
2 entries- talvehtia verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
- talvettaa verb (to keep or preserve for the winter)
Georgian
2 entries- გამოიზამთრებს verb (to keep or preserve for the winter)
- გამოიზამთრებს verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
German
2 entries- überwintern verb (to keep or preserve for the winter)
- überwintern verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
Japanese
2 entries- 冬越しさせる verb (to keep or preserve for the winter)
- 冬越しする verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
Russian
1 entries- зимова́ть verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- geamhraich verb (to keep or preserve for the winter)
- geamhraich verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
Spanish
3 entries- hibernar verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
- invernar verb (to keep or preserve for the winter)
- invernar verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
Swedish
1 entries- övervintra verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
Welsh
3 entries- bwrw'r gaeaf verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
- gaeafu verb (to keep or preserve for the winter)
- gaeafu verb (to spend the winter (in a particular place))
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
How do bees overwinter?
Source: tatoeba (12084074)
It is best to overwinter tender plants indoors.
Source: wiktionary
Well, if you're fortunate, you'll be able to overwinter your bees and keep them alive during the winter months.
Source: wiktionary
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