- 1burden somebody/yourself (with something) to give someone a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty, or hard work They have burdened themselves with a high mortgage. I don't want to burden you with my worries. to be burdened by high taxes opposite unburden
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- 2be burdened with something to be carrying something heavy She got off the bus, burdened with two heavy suitcases.
burden
verbNAmE//ˈbərdn//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they burden he / she / it burdens
past simple burdened
-ing form burdening
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