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pregnant BrE / ˈpreɡnənt /  NAmE / ˈpreɡnənt / Native audio playback is not supported. pregnant(adjective)BrE / ˈpreɡnənt /  NAmE / ˈpreɡnənt / having a baby or young animal developing inside her/its bodyMy wife is pregnant.I was pregnant with our third child at the time.a heavily pregnant woman (= one whose baby is nearly ready to be born)to get/become pregnantHe got his girlfriend pregnant and they're getting married.She's six months pregnant.full of a quality or feelingHer silences were pregnant with criticism.an occasion when nobody speaks, although people are aware that there are feelings or thoughts to expressThere was a pregnant pause before she replied.Extra ExamplesShe was newly pregnant at the time.She was pregnant by a former client.She was pregnant with twins.When I found out I was pregnant, I didn’t know what to do.Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin praegnant-, probably from prae ‘before’ + the base of gnasci ‘be born’.

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(adjective) my wife is pregnant.i was pregnant with our third child at the time.a heavily pregnant woman (= one whose baby is nearly ready to be born)to get/become pregnant Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=pregnant This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	pregnant
WordType	(adjective)
Phonetic	BrE / ˈpreɡnənt / NAmE / ˈpreɡnənt /
Example	my wife is pregnant. i was pregnant with our third child at the time. a heavily pregnant woman (= one whose baby is nearly ready to be born) to get/become pregnant
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=pregnant
Content	pregnant (adjective)BrE / ˈpreɡnənt / NAmE / ˈpreɡnənt / having a baby or young animal developing inside her/its body My wife is pregnant. I was pregnant with our third child at the time. a heavily pregnant woman (= one whose baby is nearly ready to be born) to get/become pregnant He got his girlfriend pregnant and they're getting married. She's six months pregnant. full of a quality or feeling Her silences were pregnant with criticism. an occasion when nobody speaks, although people are aware that there are feelings or thoughts to express There was a pregnant pause before she replied. Extra Examples She was newly pregnant at the time. She was pregnant by a former client. She was pregnant with twins. When I found out I was pregnant, I didn’t know what to do. Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin praegnant-, probably from prae ‘before’ + the base of gnasci ‘be born’.
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