pregnant silence

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• (a) pregnant silence — a pregnant ˈpause/ˈsilence idiom an occasion when nobody speaks, although people are aware that there are feelings or thoughts to express • There was a pregnant pause before she replied. Main entry: ↑pregnantidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• pregnant — [preg′nənt] adj. [ME preignant < L pregnans (gen. pregnantis), heavy with young < prae , before (see PRE ) + base of OL gnasci, to be born (see GENUS)] 1. having (an) offspring developing in the uterus; that has conceived; with young or… …   English World dictionary

• pregnant — [[t]pre̱gnənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED If a woman or female animal is pregnant, she has a baby or babies developing in her body. Lena got pregnant and married... Tina was pregnant with their first daughter. 2) ADJ: ADJ n, v link ADJ with n A… …   English dictionary

• pregnant — preg|nant S3 [ˈpregnənt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: praegnans, from praegnas, from prae ( PRE ) + gnatus born ] 1.) if a woman or female animal is pregnant, she has an unborn baby growing inside her body →↑pregnancy ▪ medical care for …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pregnant — adjective 1 having an unborn baby growing inside your body: On the same day I started the job I found out I was pregnant. | twenty weeks/three months etc pregnant: She went skiing when she was 7 months pregnant! | get pregnant: It came as a shock …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pregnant — preg|nant [ pregnənt ] adjective ** 1. ) if a woman is pregnant, she has a baby developing inside her body: You should not smoke if you are pregnant. I was eight months pregnant at the time. get/become pregnant: She s been trying to get pregnant… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pregnant */*/ — UK [ˈpreɡnənt] / US adjective 1) if a woman is pregnant, she has a baby developing inside her body You should not smoke if you are pregnant. I was eight months pregnant at the time. get/become pregnant: She s been trying to get pregnant for a… …   English dictionary

• silence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 quietness ADJECTIVE ▪ lengthy, long, prolonged ▪ brief, momentary, a moment s, short ▪ There was a mome …   Collocations dictionary

• pregnant — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ When I found out I was pregnant, I didn t know what to do. ▪ become, fall, get ▪ get sb …   Collocations dictionary

• pregnant — pregnant1 pregnantly, adv. pregnantness, n. /preg neuhnt/, adj. 1. having a child or other offspring developing in the body; with child or young, as a woman or female mammal. 2. fraught, filled, or abounding (usually fol. by with): a silence… …   Universalium

• pregnant — I preg•nant [[t]ˈprɛg nənt[/t]] adj. 1) med having a child or other offspring developing in the body; with child or young, as a woman or female mammal 2) fraught, filled, or abounding (usu. fol. by with): a silence pregnant with suspense[/ex] 3)… …   From formal English to slang