Pregnant

  • 11pregnant — PREGNANT, ou PREIGNANT, [preign]ante. adjectif. Violent, pressant. Il n a guere d usage que dans ces phrases. Douleurs pregnantes. maux aigus, pregnants …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 12pregnant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a woman or female animal) having a child or young developing in the uterus. 2) full of meaning or significance. ORIGIN Latin praegnans, probably from prae before + the base of gnasci be born …

    English terms dictionary

  • 13pregnant — preg|nant S3 [ˈpregnənt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: praegnans, from praegnas, from prae ( PRE ) + gnatus born ] 1.) if a woman or female animal is pregnant, she has an unborn baby growing inside her body →↑pregnancy ▪ medical care for …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14pregnant — preg|nant [ pregnənt ] adjective ** 1. ) if a woman is pregnant, she has a baby developing inside her body: You should not smoke if you are pregnant. I was eight months pregnant at the time. get/become pregnant: She s been trying to get pregnant… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15pregnant — adjective 1 having an unborn baby growing inside your body: On the same day I started the job I found out I was pregnant. | twenty weeks/three months etc pregnant: She went skiing when she was 7 months pregnant! | get pregnant: It came as a shock …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16pregnant */*/ — UK [ˈpreɡnənt] / US adjective 1) if a woman is pregnant, she has a baby developing inside her body You should not smoke if you are pregnant. I was eight months pregnant at the time. get/become pregnant: She s been trying to get pregnant for a… …

    English dictionary

  • 17pregnant — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ When I found out I was pregnant, I didn t know what to do. ▪ become, fall, get ▪ get sb …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 18pregnant — 01. My wife is [pregnant], and we are expecting the baby in May. 02. My [pregnancy] was pretty easy; I didn t really get sick, though I did get pretty tired at times. 03. Our cat is [pregnant] again, and she just had kittens about four months ago …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 19pregnant — [[t]pre̱gnənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED If a woman or female animal is pregnant, she has a baby or babies developing in her body. Lena got pregnant and married... Tina was pregnant with their first daughter. 2) ADJ: ADJ n, v link ADJ with n A… …

    English dictionary

  • 20pregnant — /ˈprɛgnənt / (say pregnuhnt) adjective 1. being with child or young, as a woman or female mammal; having a foetus in the womb. 2. full of meaning; highly significant: a pregnant utterance. 3. full of possibilities, involving important issues or… …