overwinter – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of overwinter

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to overwinter
Participle: overwintered
Gerund: overwintering

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of overwinter

Indicative

Present

Ioverwinter
youoverwinter
he;she;itoverwinters
weoverwinter
youoverwinter
theyoverwinter

Perfect

Ihave overwintered
youhave overwintered
he;she;ithas overwintered
wehave overwintered
youhave overwintered
theyhave overwintered

Past

Ioverwintered
youoverwintered
he;she;itoverwintered
weoverwintered
youoverwintered
theyoverwintered

Pluperfect

Ihad overwintered
youhad overwintered
he;she;ithad overwintered
wehad overwintered
youhad overwintered
theyhad overwintered

Future

Iwill overwinter
youwill overwinter
he;she;itwill overwinter
wewill overwinter
youwill overwinter
theywill overwinter

Future Perfect

Iwill have overwintered
youwill have overwintered
he;she;itwill have overwintered
wewill have overwintered
youwill have overwintered
theywill have overwintered

Subjunctive

Present

Ioverwinter
youoverwinter
he;she;itoverwinter
weoverwinter
youoverwinter
theyoverwinter

Perfect

Ihave overwintered
youhave overwintered
he;she;ithave overwintered
wehave overwintered
youhave overwintered
theyhave overwintered

Imperfect

Ioverwintered
youoverwintered
he;she;itoverwintered
weoverwintered
youoverwintered
theyoverwintered

Pluperfect

Ihad overwintered
youhad overwintered
he;she;ithad overwintered
wehad overwintered
youhad overwintered
theyhad overwintered

Conditional

Present

Iwould overwinter
youwould overwinter
he;she;itwould overwinter
wewould overwinter
youwould overwinter
theywould overwinter

Perfect

Iwould have overwintered
youwould have overwintered
he;she;itwould have overwintered
wewould have overwintered
youwould have overwintered
theywould have overwintered

Imperative

youoverwinter
weLet's overwinter
youoverwinter

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam overwintering
youare overwintering
he;she;itis overwintering
weare overwintering
youare overwintering
theyare overwintering

Perfect

Ihave been overwintering
youhave been overwintering
he;she;ithas been overwintering
wehave been overwintering
youhave been overwintering
theyhave been overwintering

Past

Iwas overwintering
youwere overwintering
he;she;itwas overwintering
wewere overwintering
youwere overwintering
theywere overwintering

Pluperfect

Ihad been overwintering
youhad been overwintering
he;she;ithad been overwintering
wehad been overwintering
youhad been overwintering
theyhad been overwintering

Future

Iwill be overwintering
youwill be overwintering
he;she;itwill be overwintering
wewill be overwintering
youwill be overwintering
theywill be overwintering

Future Perfect

Iwill have been overwintering
youwill have been overwintering
he;she;itwill have been overwintering
wewill have been overwintering
youwill have been overwintering
theywill have been overwintering

Conditional

Present

Iwould be overwintering
youwould be overwintering
he;she;itwould be overwintering
wewould be overwintering
youwould be overwintering
theywould be overwintering

Perfect

Iwould have been overwintering
youwould have been overwintering
he;she;itwould have been overwintering
wewould have been overwintering
youwould have been overwintering
theywould have been overwintering

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'overwinter'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From over- + winter. Compare Dutch overwinteren, German überwintern. See: Dutch 'overwinteren', German, old spelling 'überwintern'.

Verbs referencing "overwinter"

German, old spelling überwintern, Dutch overwinteren, Swedish övervintra.

Sample Sentences

  • It is best to overwinter tender plants indoors.
  • Well, if you're fortunate, you'll be able to overwinter your bees and keep them alive during the winter months. [2014, Philip Hasheider, Samantha Johnson, The Complete Illustrated Guide to Farming, page 114:]
  • We overwinter our blueberry bushes in an unheated greenhouse, but when re-tubbed this year they will be too big to move. What are their chances of surviving winter outside? [2014 April 8, Helen Yemm, “Thorny problems: How can I revive a forsythia hedge? [print version 5 April 2014, p. G9]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Gardening), London:]
  • Insects may overwinter in fallen fruit if it is not removed.
  • Fish only overwinter in streams having a sufficient source of groundwater. [1975, Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System:]
  • Different insects also differ in the way in which they overwinter. Most insects overwinter as eggs or pupae, but others overwinter as larvae or nymphs, whilst quite a few hibernate in the adult phase. [2011, Bob Gibbons, Field Guide to Insects of Britain and Northern Europe:]
  • 'Early Purple Sprouting' broccoli is so hardy you can let it overwinter and it rewards you with—yes, you guessed it—early purple sprouts that are tender and delicious. [2012, Marie Iannotti, The Beginner's Guide to Growing Heirloom Vegetables:]