dormant

🇺🇸 /ˈdɔːrmənt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdɔːmənt/
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not awake or active now, but can wake up or become active later

The bear remains dormant throughout the winter, sleeping in its den.

translation

adj. not awake or active now, but can wake up or become active later