to burden
Third Person
burdens
Present Participle
burdening
Past Tense
burdened
Past Participle
burdened
1
to place a heavy load or weight on something or someone
transitive
- The workers had to burden the truck with crates of goods for delivery to the distribution center.
- As the ship docked, the crew began to burden the cargo hold with containers filled with various products.
- Farmers often have to burden their trucks with harvested crops to transport them to market.
- The maintenance crew had to burden the elevator with tools and equipment for repairs on the upper floors.
- The farmers had to burden the tractor with sacks of potatoes to transport to the storage facility.
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2
to give someone a responsibility or task that demands a great deal of effort or causes a lot of stress
transitive
- The manager decided to burden the experienced team member with the challenging project.
- Parents sometimes unintentionally burden their children with high expectations.
- The professor chose not to burden the students with additional assignments during the exam week.
- The CEO did not want to burden any particular department with too many responsibilities, aiming for a balanced workload.
- In times of crisis, leaders must be careful not to burden their teams with excessive demands.