Meaning of heavy(p) in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    US accent

    UK accent

  1. Classifying Adjective

    heavy(p)

    Definitions

    1. in an advanced stage of pregnancy

    Examples

    • « was big with child »
    • « was great with child »

    Synonyms

Famous quotes

  • « My mom always encouraged me, it was never weird. She'd look at 'Heavy Metal' and go 'Woo-hoo!' »
    Zack Snyder
  • « I've chosen my wedding ring large and heavy to continue forever. But exactly because of that all the time that Dave and I have an argument I feel it like handcuffs, and on anger time I throw it in a basket. Poor Dave, he bought me three wedding rings already! »
    Carmen Miranda
  • « There is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels for someone, for someone, pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echos. »
    Milan Kundera
  • « Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood! »
    Honore de Balzac
  • « In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert? »
    Manuel Puig

Browse dictionary