pregnant
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1 carrying offspring (adj.) A2 Elementary Medicinehaving a baby or young animal developing inside the body.
carrying developing offspring within the uterus. Generally treated as a non-gradable adjective in its literal biological sense.
ExampleMy sister is six months pregnant with her first child.
ExampleThe study focused on the nutritional requirements of pregnant women during their third trimester to ensure optimal foetal development.
PitfallShe is very pregnant.She is heavily pregnant.Since pregnancy is a state, we usually use 'heavily' or 'six months' rather than 'very' to describe the stage.
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2 full of meaning (adj.) C1 Advanced Literaryfull of meaning or importance, even if nothing is being said.
rich in significance, implication, or emotional weight; often used to describe a pause or silence.
ExampleThere was a pregnant pause before he finally answered the difficult question.
ExampleThe air was thick with a pregnant silence as the jury returned to the courtroom to deliver the final verdict.
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3 full of potential (adj.) C2 Proficiency Literary Formalfull of ideas, possibilities, or the chance for something new to happen.
abounding in possibilities, creative power, or latent potential.
ExampleThe morning felt pregnant with the possibility of a new beginning.
ExampleThe philosopher described the era as a pregnant moment in history, where every political decision could reshape the continent for centuries.
From Middle English preignant, from Old French preignant, pregnant, also prenant (compare archaic Modern French prégnant), and their source, Latin praegnāns (“pregnant”), probably from prae- (“pre-”) + *gnāscī, an archaic form of nāscī (“to be born”). Displaced Old English bearnēacen (literally "child-enlarged").
Apparently from Middle French pregnant, preignant (“pressing, compelling”), present participle of prembre (“to press”), from Latin premere (“to press”).