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.

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