"fall pregnant" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: falls pregnant [present, singular, third-person], falling pregnant [participle, present], fell pregnant [past], fallen pregnant [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> pregnant}} fall pregnant (third-person singular simple present falls pregnant, present participle falling pregnant, simple past fell pregnant, past participle fallen pregnant)
  1. (intransitive, formal or literary) To become pregnant. Tags: formal, intransitive, literary Categories (topical): Pregnancy Synonyms: get pregnant, get into trouble Translations (to become pregnant): حَمَلَ (ḥamala) (Arabic), hamilə qalmaq (Azerbaijani), цяжа́раць (cjažáracʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), зацяжа́рваць (zacjažárvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), зацяжа́раць (zacjažáracʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), 懷孕 (Chinese Mandarin), 怀孕 (huáiyùn) (alt: typically with 了 (le) to mark the change of state) (Chinese Mandarin), zwanger raken (Dutch), zwanger worden (Dutch), tulla raskaaksi (Finnish), hankkiutua raskaaksi (Finnish), tomber enceinte (French), schwanger werden (German), μένω έγκυος (méno égkyos) (Greek), teherbe esik (Hungarian), gravideskar (Ido), rimanere incinta (Italian), 妊娠する (ninshin suru) (alt: にんしんする) (Japanese), 임신하다 (imsinhada) (Korean), затруднува (zatrudnuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), затрудни (zatrudni) [perfective] (Macedonian), забременува (zabremenuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), забремени (zabremeni) [perfective] (Macedonian), باردار شدن (bârdâr šodan) (Persian), zachodzić w ciążę [imperfective] (Polish), zajść w ciążę [perfective] (Polish), engravidar (Portuguese), ficar grávida (Portuguese), бере́менеть (berémenetʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), забере́менеть (zaberémenetʹ) [perfective] (Russian), quedarse embarazada (Spanish), embarazarse (Spanish), hamile kalmak (Turkish), вагі́тніти (vahítnity) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ваготі́ти (vahotíty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), завагі́тніти (zavahítnity) [perfective] (Ukrainian), заважні́ти (zavažníty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), захо́дити у тяж (zaxódyty u tjaž) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), зайти́ втяж (zajtý vtjaž) [perfective] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḥamala",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
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          "roman": "cjažáracʹ",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "懷孕"
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          "alt": "typically with 了 (le) to mark the change of state",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "huáiyùn",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "怀孕"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "zwanger raken"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "zwanger worden"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "tulla raskaaksi"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "hankkiutua raskaaksi"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "tomber enceinte"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "schwanger werden"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "méno égkyos",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "μένω έγκυος"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "teherbe esik"
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        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "gravideskar"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "rimanere incinta"
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        {
          "alt": "にんしんする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ninshin suru",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "妊娠する"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "imsinhada",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "임신하다"
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "zatrudnuva",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
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          "sense": "to become pregnant",
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "zabremeni",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "забремени"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "bârdâr šodan",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "باردار شدن"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zachodzić w ciążę"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
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          "word": "zajść w ciążę"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "engravidar"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "ficar grávida"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "berémenetʹ",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "бере́менеть"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zaberémenetʹ",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "забере́менеть"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "quedarse embarazada"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "embarazarse"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "word": "hamile kalmak"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vahítnity",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "вагі́тніти"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vahotíty",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ваготі́ти"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zavahítnity",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "завагі́тніти"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zavažníty",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "заважні́ти"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zaxódyty u tjaž",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "захо́дити у тяж"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zajtý vtjaž",
          "sense": "to become pregnant",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "зайти́ втяж"
        }
      ]
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  "word": "fall pregnant"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥamala",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "حَمَلَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "hamilə qalmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "cjažáracʹ",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "цяжа́раць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zacjažárvacʹ",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "зацяжа́рваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zacjažáracʹ",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "зацяжа́раць"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "懷孕"
    },
    {
      "alt": "typically with 了 (le) to mark the change of state",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huáiyùn",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "怀孕"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "zwanger raken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "zwanger worden"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "tulla raskaaksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "hankkiutua raskaaksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "tomber enceinte"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "schwanger werden"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "méno égkyos",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "μένω έγκυος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "teherbe esik"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "gravideskar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "rimanere incinta"
    },
    {
      "alt": "にんしんする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ninshin suru",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "妊娠する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "imsinhada",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "임신하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zatrudnuva",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "затруднува"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zatrudni",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "затрудни"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zabremenuva",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "забременува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zabremeni",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "забремени"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bârdâr šodan",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "باردار شدن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zachodzić w ciążę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zajść w ciążę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "engravidar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "ficar grávida"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "berémenetʹ",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "бере́менеть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaberémenetʹ",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "забере́менеть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "quedarse embarazada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "embarazarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "word": "hamile kalmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vahítnity",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вагі́тніти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vahotíty",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ваготі́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zavahítnity",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "завагі́тніти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zavažníty",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "заважні́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxódyty u tjaž",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "захо́дити у тяж"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zajtý vtjaž",
      "sense": "to become pregnant",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "зайти́ втяж"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fall pregnant"
}

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