Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with pregnant in American Collocation
pregnant
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈpreɡnənt/
very
heavily
hugely
very
He travelled to Washington with his heavily pregnant wife and their two small children.
clearly
visibly
It had only been 7 months since her last pregnancy and she was already visibly pregnant.
recently
newly
recently
Benjamin drops out of high school to set up home with his newly pregnant girlfriend.
unexpectedly
unexpectedly
When Eileen finds herself unexpectedly pregnant, her husband is determined the family should move to more spacious accommodation.
for a particular period of time
eight weeks, five months etc
Lisa is four months pregnant and is said by friends to be ‘thrilled’.
become pregnant
become
fall
get
Joanne got pregnant at 17 while still at school.
look pregnant
look
Does Melissa look pregnant to you in that picture?
make someone pregnant
get someone
make someone
When Briony started being sick, he thought he’d got her pregnant.