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Definition of laden adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

laden

adjective
 
/ˈleɪdn/
 
/ˈleɪdn/
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  1. laden (with something) heavily loaded with something
    • passengers laden with luggage
    • The trees were laden with apples.
    • a heavily/fully laden truck
    compare unladen
    Extra Examples
    • They arrived laden with gifts.
    • a fully laden basket
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • heavily
    • fully
    • emotionally
    • …
    preposition
    • with
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  2. laden (with something) (literary) full of something, especially something unpleasant
    • His voice was soft, yet laden with threat.
    • Try to avoid discussing emotionally laden subjects.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • heavily
    • fully
    • emotionally
    • …
    preposition
    • with
    See full entry
  3. -laden
     used to form adjectives showing that something is full of, or loaded with, the thing mentioned
    • calorie-laden cream cakes
    4. Word Originlate 16th cent.: past participle of lade ‘put cargo on a ship’.
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