overburden
verb/ˌəʊvəˈbɜːdn/
/ˌəʊvərˈbɜːrdn/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overburden | /ˌəʊvəˈbɜːdn/ /ˌəʊvərˈbɜːrdn/ |
| he / she / it overburdens | /ˌəʊvəˈbɜːdnz/ /ˌəʊvərˈbɜːrdnz/ |
| past simple overburdened | /ˌəʊvəˈbɜːdnd/ /ˌəʊvərˈbɜːrdnd/ |
| past participle overburdened | /ˌəʊvəˈbɜːdnd/ /ˌəʊvərˈbɜːrdnd/ |
| -ing form overburdening | /ˌəʊvəˈbɜːdnɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈbɜːrdnɪŋ/ |
- overburden somebody/something (with something) to give somebody/something more work, worry, etc. than they can deal with
- He did not appear to be overburdened with guilt.
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