Phrase guide

fall pregnant

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To become pregnant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal, intransitive, literary

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: get pregnant, get into trouble

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَمَلَ (ḥamala) — to become pregnant
  • Azerbaijani: hamilə qalmaq — to become pregnant
  • Belarusian: цяжа́раць (cjažáracʹ) — to become pregnant
  • Belarusian: зацяжа́рваць (zacjažárvacʹ) — to become pregnant
  • Belarusian: зацяжа́раць (zacjažáracʹ) — to become pregnant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 懷孕 /怀孕 (huáiyùn) — to become pregnant
  • Dutch: zwanger raken — to become pregnant
  • Dutch: zwanger worden — to become pregnant
  • Finnish: tulla raskaaksi — to become pregnant
  • Finnish: hankkiutua raskaaksi — to become pregnant
  • French: tomber enceinte — to become pregnant
  • German: schwanger werden — to become pregnant
  • Greek: μένω έγκυος (méno égkyos) — to become pregnant
  • Hungarian: teherbe esik — to become pregnant
  • Ido: gravideskar — to become pregnant
  • Italian: rimanere incinta — to become pregnant
  • Japanese: 妊娠する (ninshin suru) — to become pregnant
  • Korean: 임신하다 (imsinhada) — to become pregnant
  • Macedonian: затруднува (zatrudnuva) — to become pregnant
  • Macedonian: затрудни (zatrudni) — to become pregnant
  • Macedonian: забременува (zabremenuva) — to become pregnant
  • Macedonian: забремени (zabremeni) — to become pregnant
  • Persian: باردار شدن (bârdâr šodan) — to become pregnant
  • Polish: zachodzić w ciążę — to become pregnant
  • Polish: zajść w ciążę — to become pregnant
  • Portuguese: engravidar — to become pregnant
  • Portuguese: ficar grávida — to become pregnant
  • Russian: бере́менеть (berémenetʹ) — to become pregnant
  • Russian: забере́менеть (zaberémenetʹ) — to become pregnant
  • Spanish: quedarse embarazada — to become pregnant
  • Spanish: embarazarse — to become pregnant
  • Turkish: hamile kalmak — to become pregnant
  • Ukrainian: вагі́тніти (vahítnity) — to become pregnant
  • Ukrainian: ваготі́ти (vahotíty) — to become pregnant
  • Ukrainian: завагі́тніти (zavahítnity) — to become pregnant
  • Ukrainian: заважні́ти (zavažníty) — to become pregnant
  • Ukrainian: захо́дити у тяж (zaxódyty u tjaž) — to become pregnant
  • Ukrainian: зайти́ втяж (zajtý vtjaž) — to become pregnant