Meaning

8 senses
  1. (not comparable)Carrying developing offspring within the body.

    I went to the doctor and, guess what, I’m five weeks pregnant!

    I became pregnant in July 2014.

    schwanger, trächtig

    бере́менныйberémennyj, в положе́нииv položénii, на сно́сяхna snósjax

    вагі́тнийvahítnyj, важки́йvažkýj, тяжки́йtjažkýj

    carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life

  2. Carrying developing offspring within the body.

    (not comparable, proscribed, sometimes)Of a couple: expecting a baby together.

    We are pregnant.

  3. (comparable)Meaningful, having numerous possibilities or implications; full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.

    a pregnant pause

    bedeutungsvoll

    чрева́тыйčrevátyj, содержа́тельныйsoderžátelʹnyj

  4. (poetic)Fecund, fertile, prolific (usually of soil, ground, etc.).

  5. Pervaded by something, usually sth intangible.

    The operations center was pregnant with anxiety.

  6. (obsolete)Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.

  7. (obsolete)Ready-witted; clever; ingenious.

  8. (archaic)Compelling; clear, evident.

Examples

608 sentences
  1. I'm four months pregnant.

    Я на четвертому місяці вагітності. — ChickenKiev

    ruЯ на пятом месяце беременности. — ae5s

    deIch bin im vierten Monat schwanger. — MUIRIEL

  2. Is Mary really pregnant?

    Мері насправді вагірта? — deniko

  3. Tom's wife is pregnant with twins.

    Дружина Тома вагітна близнюками. — deniko

    ruЖена Тома беременна близнецами. — marafon

  4. Tom put his hand on his pregnant wife's belly.

    Том поклав руку на живіт вагітної дружини. — deniko

    ruТом положил руку на живот своей беременной жены. — sharptoothed

    deTom legte die Hand auf den Bauch seiner schwangeren Frau. — dinkel_girl

  5. Mary is pregnant.

    Мері вагітна. — deniko

    ruМэри беременна. — Biga

    deMary ist schwanger. — Luiaard

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
carrying developing offspring within the body:
Русский
By meaning 2
carrying developing offspring within the body:
having many possibilities or implications:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
carrying developing offspring within the body:
having many possibilities or implications:

Origin

From Middle English preignant, from Old French preignant, pregnant, also prenant (compare

From Middle English preignant, from Old French preignant, pregnant, also prenant (compare archaic Modern French prégnant), and their source, Latin praegnāns (“pregnant”), probably from prae- (“pre-”) + *gnāscī, an archaic form of nāscī (“to be born”). Displaced Old English bearnēacen (literally "child-enlarged").

Apparently from Middle French pregnant, preignant (“pressing, compelling”), present participle of prembre (“to press”), from Latin premere (“to press”).

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Forms

more pregnant, most pregnant
Comparativemore pregnant Lesson
Superlativemost pregnant Lesson

regular

Synonyms

43 synonyms
having many possibilities or implications:meaningfulB1significantA2
carrying offspring (standard):expectingexpectantgravidwith childgoneexpecting a babyfertilized
carrying offspring (colloquial/slang):in the family wayknocked uppreggersup the duffup the spouteating for twohaving a bun in the oven
carrying offspring (euphemistic):in an interesting condition
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

22 related words

See also

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