underburden
underburden · underburdens · underburdened · underburdening
To give too light a burdenTo give too light a burden; to assign less than a fair share.
Meaning
2 sensesTo give too light a burden; to assign less than a fair share.
To assign less work than someone or something is capable of.
Origin
From under- + burden.From under- + burden.
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Forms
underburdens, underburdening, underburdened, underburdened| Base form | underburden · to underburden |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | underburdens |
| Present participle | underburdening |
| Past simple | underburdened |
| Past participle | underburdened |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.