pregnant

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preg·nant | \ ˈpreg-nənt

Definition of pregnant

1 : containing a developing embryo, fetus, or unborn offspring within the body : gravid

2 : full, teeming

3 : rich in significance or implication the pregnant phrases of the Bible— Edmund Wilson a pregnant pause

4 : having possibilities of development or consequence : involving important issues : momentous draw inspiration from the heroic achievements of that pregnant age— Kemp Malone

5 : abounding in fancy, wit, or resourcefulness : inventive all this has been said … by great and pregnant artists — The Times Literary Supplement (London)

6 archaic : cogent

7 obsolete : inclined, disposed your own most pregnant and vouchsafed ear— William Shakespeare

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Examples of pregnant in a Sentence

She got pregnant soon after her marriage. There was a pregnant pause before the winner was announced.

Recent Examples on the Web Castellana’s wife was pregnant with their daughter Caitlin. — Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2021 Back in 2019, when Markle was still pregnant with Archie, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex discussed baby names at a meeting with school children. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 June 2021 Chu, whose wife was pregnant with their second child during the shoot, slipped in some special meanings. — Jackson Mchenry, Vulture, 5 May 2021 Green activist victories against Shell, ExxonMobil, and Chevron are pregnant with unintended consequences. — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 3 June 2021 Less than two weeks after their divorce in 1993, Johnson married Wheeler, who was pregnant with their first child. — BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2021 Less than two weeks after their divorce in 1993, Johnson married Wheeler, who was heavily pregnant with their first child. — Washington Post, 30 May 2021 Meghan Markle is the mom of two-year-old baby Archie and is currently pregnant with her second child. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 May 2021 Kudrow was pregnant with Julian while filming season 4 of Friends, and her pregnancy was written into the show. — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2021

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