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pregnant
1[ preg-nuhnt ]
adjective
- having a child or other offspring developing in the body; with child or young, as a woman or female mammal.
- fraught, filled, or abounding (usually followed by with ):
a silence pregnant with suspense.
- teeming or fertile; rich (often followed by in ):
a mind pregnant in ideas.
- full of meaning; highly significant:
a pregnant utterance.
- of great importance or potential; momentous:
a pregnant moment in the history of the world.
pregnant
2[ preg-nuhnt ]
adjective
- convincing; cogent:
a pregnant argument.
pregnant
/ ˈɛɡəԳ /
adjective
- carrying a fetus or fetuses within the womb
- full of meaning or significance
- inventive or imaginative
- prolific or fruitful
Derived Forms
- ˈԲԳٱ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- nԳ· adverb
- nԳ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pregnant1
Example Sentences
His sister had always been part of his life, and he was "absolutely certain" that one of his first memories was of his mother being pregnant.
In hours of police interviews, Sharkey explained how in the summer of 1998 she had become pregnant for a second time.
She had not seen them since Daniel became pregnant with the youngest in the spring of 2021.
The court heard how she became pregnant in the summer of 1997, while she was suffering from undiagnosed post-natal depression following the birth of Matthew the previous year.
He also said a woman who was heavily pregnant with twins was missing along with her husband, her sister, and her three children.
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