(of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation
“the child was born prematurely”
adverb
too soon; in a premature manner
“I spoke prematurely”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
vorzeitig
(der Geburt) vor dem Ende der normalen Schwangerschaftsperiode
🇫🇷French
prématurément
(de l'accouchement) avant la fin de la période normale de gestation
🇪🇸Spanish
prematuramente
(del parto) antes del final del período normal de gestación
🇮🇹Italian
prematuramente
(del parto) prima della fine del normale periodo di gestazione
🇳🇱Dutch
voortijdig
(van de bevalling) vóór het einde van de normale zwangerschapsduur
🇵🇹Portuguese
prematuramente
(do parto) antes do final do período normal de gestação
🇷🇺Russian
преждевременно
(родов) до окончания нормального периода беременности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
समय से पहले ही
(प्रसव का) गर्भधारण की सामान्य अवधि के अंत से पहले
🇧🇩Bengali
অকালে
(প্রসবের) গর্ভধারণের স্বাভাবিক সময়কাল শেষ হওয়ার আগে
🇮🇳Tamil
முன்கூட்டியே
(பிரசவம்) கர்ப்பத்தின் சாதாரண காலம் முடிவதற்கு முன்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
అకాల
(ప్రసవం) సాధారణ గర్భధారణ కాలం ముగిసేలోపు
🇮🇳Marathi
अकाली
(बाळाचा जन्म) गर्भधारणेच्या सामान्य कालावधीच्या समाप्तीपूर्वी
🇮🇳Gujarati
અકાળે
સગર્ભાવસ્થાના સામાન્ય સમયગાળાના અંત પહેલા (બાળકનો જન્મ).
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಕಾಲಿಕವಾಗಿ
(ಹೆರಿಗೆ) ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಗರ್ಭಧಾರಣೆಯ ಅವಧಿಯ ಅಂತ್ಯದ ಮೊದಲು
🇮🇳Malayalam
അകാലത്തിൽ
(പ്രസവം) ഗർഭാവസ്ഥയുടെ സാധാരണ കാലയളവ് അവസാനിക്കുന്നതിന് മുമ്പ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਮੇਂ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ
(ਜਣੇਪੇ ਦੇ) ਗਰਭ ਦੀ ਆਮ ਮਿਆਦ ਦੇ ਅੰਤ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
وقت سے پہلے
حمل کی عام مدت کے اختتام سے پہلے (بچے کی پیدائش)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
过早地
（分娩）正常妊娠期结束之前
🇯🇵Japanese
時期尚早に
（出産の）通常の妊娠期間が終了する前
🇰🇷Korean
조기에
(출산 중) 정상적인 임신 기간이 끝나기 전
🇻🇳Vietnamese
quá sớm
(sinh con) trước khi kết thúc thời kỳ mang thai bình thường
🇹🇭Thai
ก่อนเวลาอันควร
(ของการคลอดบุตร) ก่อนสิ้นสุดระยะเวลาตั้งครรภ์ปกติ
🇮🇩Indonesian
sebelum waktunya
(melahirkan) sebelum akhir masa kehamilan normal
🇵🇭Filipino
nang maaga
(ng panganganak) bago matapos ang normal na panahon ng pagbubuntis
🇲🇾Malay
pramatang
(bersalin) sebelum tamat tempoh kehamilan yang normal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
قبل الأوان
(الولادة) قبل نهاية فترة الحمل الطبيعية
🇮🇷Persian
پیش از موعد
(زایمان) قبل از پایان دوره طبیعی بارداری
🇹🇷Turkish
zamanından önce
(doğum) normal gebelik döneminin bitiminden önce
🇮🇱Hebrew
בטרם עת
(של לידה) לפני תום תקופת ההיריון הרגילה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'prematurely'?
The primary meaning of 'prematurely' is '(of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'prematurely' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'prematurely' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'prematurely' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'prematurely' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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