{
    "term": "pregnancy",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the state of being pregnant",
            "sensetop": "during pregnancy",
            "labels": "(especially US English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(British English)(North American English)(especially British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **pregnancy test**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many women experience sickness during pregnancy.",
                    "contextForm": "during pregnancy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**unplanned/unwanted pregnancies**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the increase in teenage pregnancies"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Here's what can happen as your pregnancy progresses."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I tried hard to hide my pregnancy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lower blood pressure is common in early pregnancy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had a difficult pregnancy with her first child."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctor confirmed my pregnancy and told me to come back at 12 weeks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They took no precautions to avoid pregnancy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "emergency surgery for an ectopic pregnancy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She might consider terminating the pregnancy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "twins or other multiple pregnancies"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Life stages"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["early", "late", "full-term"],
                "verb + pregnancy": ["have", "avoid", "prevent"],
                "pregnancy + verb": ["progress", "go to full term", "go to term"],
                "pregnancy + noun": ["test", "rate", "complications"],
                "preposition": [
                    "during (a/​the) pregnancy",
                    "in (a/​the) pregnancy",
                    "throughout (a/​the) pregnancy"
                ],
                "phrases": ["carry a pregnancy to term"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpreɡnənsi/",
                "audio": "pr/pregnancy/pregnancy__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpreɡnənsi/",
                "audio": "pr/pregnancy/pregnancy__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}