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Definition of pregnant
1 archaic : cogent
2 : abounding in fancy, wit, or resourcefulness : inventive all this has been said … by great and pregnant artists — The Times Literary Supplement (London)
3 : rich in significance or implication the pregnant phrases of the Bible — Edmund Wilson a pregnant pause
4 : containing a developing embryo, fetus, or unborn offspring within the body : gravid
5 : having possibilities of development or consequence : involving important issues : momentous draw inspiration from the heroic achievements of that pregnant age — Kemp Malone
6 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 of pregnant from the Web
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So are infants whose mothers smoked while pregnant or are exposed to cigarette smoke in the home.
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A pregnant rape suspect who signed up for Medicaid and listed a 14-year-old boy as the father of her child is asking a judge to grant youthful offender status.
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Males often chased, bit, struck, and scratched fertile females (easily distinguished by their bright red, swollen hindquarters), but not pregnant or lactating females.
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With pregnant Serena Williams on hiatus, the women’s Wimbledon title is up for grabs.
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Most Medicaid enrollees are children, pregnant women and non-elderly adults.
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Lyles, a 30-year-old pregnant mother of four was shot when the police were responding to her call of a burglary.
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Dorsey drafted Tyreek Hill, who admitted to domestic abuse of his then-pregnant girlfriend while in college.
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The draconian cuts to Medicaid will put lives at risk — including low-income pregnant women, children and older adults.
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Origin and Etymology of pregnant
Middle English, from Latin praegnant-, praegnans carrying a fetus, alteration of praegnas, from prae- pre- + -gnas (akin to gignere to give birth to) — more at kin
PREGNANT Defined for English Language Learners
pregnant
playDefinition of pregnant for English Language Learners
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of a woman or female animal : having a baby or babies developing inside the body
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: filled with meaning or emotion because of what is going to happen or be said
PREGNANT Defined for Kids
pregnant
playDefinition of pregnant for Students
1 : carrying one or more unborn offspring in the body
2 : full of meaning There was a pregnant pause before the announcement.
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