burden
To encumber with a burdenTo encumber with a burden.
» He was a burden to his parents.
Он был бременем для своих родителей.
Він був тягарем для батьків.
Meaning
2 senses(figuratively, literally, transitive)To encumber with a burden.
to burden a nation with taxes
belasten, beladen, beschweren
обременя́тьobremenjátʹ, обремени́тьobremenítʹ, отягоща́тьotjagoščátʹ
(transitive)To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
- weight down with a load
- impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
Examples
200 sentencesHe was a burden to his parents.
Він був тягарем для батьків. — deniko
ruОн был бременем для своих родителей. — Biga
I can't burden Tom with that problem.
I can't burden Tom with that responsibility.
I didn't want to be a burden.
ruЯ не хотел быть обузой. — marafon
Tom was a burden to his parents.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English birthene, birthen, birden, from Old English byrden, byrþen,Inherited from Middle English birthene, birthen, birden, from Old English byrden, byrþen, from Proto-West Germanic *burþini, from *burþī, from Proto-Germanic *burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry, bear”).
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Forms
burdens, burdening, burdened, burdenedSynonyms
5 synonyms- weight down with a load:burthenweightweight down
- impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to:chargesaddle
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle