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Meaning of 'pregnant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pregnant [ a.]
- Being with young, as a female; having conceived; great with young; breeding; teeming; gravid; preparing to bring forth.
- Heavy with important contents, significance, or issue; full of consequence or results; weighty; as, pregnant replies.
- Full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.; as, a pregnant youth.
- Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.
2 . Pregnant [ n.]
- A pregnant woman.

Meaning of 'pregnant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pregnant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- rich in significance or implication
Example in sentence:
  • a meaning look;
  • a significant silence
Meaning (2):
- filled with or attended with
Example in sentence:
  • a silence pregnant with suspense;
  • an incident fraught with danger;
  • words fraught with meaning

Nearby Words:

pre- preaccusation preace preach preached preacher preachership preachify preaching preachman

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