prego

8 synonyms for prego, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Interjection — An Italian word used to reply to a thank-you, meaning "you're welcome", and also to invite someone to go ahead, sit down or help themselves.

Synonyms

Everyday swaps

Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.

pregnant expecting

Rare, literary or technical

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

you're welcome after you please, go ahead not at all knocked up with child

Synonyms by Meaning

1. interjection

An Italian word used to reply to a thank-you, meaning "you're welcome", and also to invite someone to go ahead, sit down or help themselves.

“I said grazie and the waiter answered prego.”

you're welcome after you please, go ahead not at all

2. adjective slang

Pregnant. Informal English slang, often jokey.

“Two months into the trip she found out she was prego.”

pregnant expecting knocked up with child

How to use prego

The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.

grazie — prego prego, si accomodi she's prego

The Italian sense is polite and everyday in Italy. The "pregnant" sense is casual English slang and can sound flippant.

Etymology

Italian prego, literally "I pray", the first-person form of pregare "to pray, to beg", from Latin precari.

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Frequently asked questions

What does prego mean in Italian?

Most often "you're welcome", said in reply to grazie. It is also used to mean "please go ahead", "after you" or "come in", and shopkeepers use it to mean "what can I get you?"

What is the difference between prego and per favore?

Per favore is "please" when you are asking for something. Prego is the reply or the invitation: you say per favore when requesting, prego when granting or when someone thanks you.

Does prego mean pregnant?

Only in informal English slang, where prego is a jokey shortening of pregnant. It has no such meaning in Italian.

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