fall pregnant

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To become pregnant.

formal, intransitive, literary

Equivalents

Españolembarazarse quedarse embarazada

Françaistomber enceinte

Deutschschwanger werden

14 more languages

العربيةحمل

Azərbaycan dilihamilə qalmaq

Suomitulla raskaaksi

Magyarteherbe esik

Italianorimanere incinta

日本語妊娠する

한국어임신하다

Македонскизабремени забременува затруднизатруднува

Nederlandszwanger raken zwanger worden

Polskizachodzić w ciążę zajść w ciążę

Portuguêsengravidar ficar grávida

Русскийбеременеть забеременеть

Türkçehamile kalmak

Українськавагі́тніти завагі́тніти

Examples

“We were delighted when I fell pregnant with my first son.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

fall prey fall short fall sick fall silent fall through fall through the cracks

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