Definition of pregnable in English:

pregnable

adjective ˈprɛɡnəb(ə)lˈprɛɡnəbəl

Vulnerable to attack; not impregnable.
the fort's pregnable approaches
Example sentencesExamples
- Are our cities' public transportation systems pregnable to attack?
- They are more pregnable than banks; and routine deliveries of cash for pensions or benefit payouts makes it easier to plan a robbery.
Synonyms
in danger, in peril, in jeopardy, at risk, endangered, unsafe, unprotected, ill-protected, unguarded

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French prenable, literally 'takable', from Latin prehendere 'seize'. The g was sometimes written in French, perhaps indicating palatal n, but has come to be pronounced as a separate sound in English.

Definition of pregnable in US English:

pregnable

adjectiveˈpreɡnəbəlˈprɛɡnəbəl

Vulnerable to attack; not impregnable.
the fort's pregnable approaches
Example sentencesExamples
- They are more pregnable than banks; and routine deliveries of cash for pensions or benefit payouts makes it easier to plan a robbery.
- Are our cities' public transportation systems pregnable to attack?
Synonyms
in danger, in peril, in jeopardy, at risk, endangered, unsafe, unprotected, ill-protected, unguarded

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French prenable, literally ‘takable’, from Latin prehendere ‘seize’. The g was sometimes written in French, perhaps indicating palatal n, but has come to be pronounced as a separate sound in English.

单词	pregnable
释义	Definition of pregnable in English: pregnable adjective ˈprɛɡnəb(ə)lˈprɛɡnəbəl Vulnerable to attack; not impregnable. the fort's pregnable approaches Example sentencesExamples Are our cities' public transportation systems pregnable to attack? They are more pregnable than banks; and routine deliveries of cash for pensions or benefit payouts makes it easier to plan a robbery. Synonyms in danger, in peril, in jeopardy, at risk, endangered, unsafe, unprotected, ill-protected, unguarded Origin Late Middle English: from Old French prenable, literally 'takable', from Latin prehendere 'seize'. The g was sometimes written in French, perhaps indicating palatal n, but has come to be pronounced as a separate sound in English. Definition of pregnable in US English: pregnable adjectiveˈpreɡnəbəlˈprɛɡnəbəl Vulnerable to attack; not impregnable. the fort's pregnable approaches Example sentencesExamples They are more pregnable than banks; and routine deliveries of cash for pensions or benefit payouts makes it easier to plan a robbery. Are our cities' public transportation systems pregnable to attack? Synonyms in danger, in peril, in jeopardy, at risk, endangered, unsafe, unprotected, ill-protected, unguarded Origin Late Middle English: from Old French prenable, literally ‘takable’, from Latin prehendere ‘seize’. The g was sometimes written in French, perhaps indicating palatal n, but has come to be pronounced as a separate sound in English.
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