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falling pregnant

falling pregnant is the present participle and gerund of fall pregnant.

Meaning of fall pregnant

Verb

fall pregnant (third-person singular simple present falls pregnant, present participle falling pregnant, simple past fell pregnant, past participle fallen pregnant)

  1. (formal, intransitive, literary) To become pregnant.
    • We were delighted when I fell pregnant with my first son.
    Synonyms:
    get pregnant, get into trouble

Questions about falling pregnant

What is falling pregnant the present participle and gerund of?
Falling pregnant is the present participle and gerund of fall pregnant.

Words near falling pregnant in the dictionary

  1. falling out of the ugly tree and hitting every branch
  2. falling out upon
  3. falling outs
  4. falling over
  5. falling over oneself
  6. falling pregnant
  7. falling prey
  8. falling short
  9. falling sick
  10. falling sickness
  11. falling silent

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