burden
verb/ˈbɜːdn/
/ˈbɜːrdn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they burden | /ˈbɜːdn/ /ˈbɜːrdn/ |
| he / she / it burdens | /ˈbɜːdnz/ /ˈbɜːrdnz/ |
| past simple burdened | /ˈbɜːdnd/ /ˈbɜːrdnd/ |
| past participle burdened | /ˈbɜːdnd/ /ˈbɜːrdnd/ |
| -ing form burdening | /ˈbɜːdnɪŋ/ /ˈbɜːrdnɪŋ/ |
- burden somebody/yourself (with something) to give somebody 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 taxation
- be burdened with somethingto be carrying something heavy
- She got off the bus, burdened with two heavy suitcases.
Word OriginOld English byrthen, of West Germanic origin; related to the verb bear.
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