What does burden mean?
Definitions for burden
ˈbɜr dnbur·den
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word burden.
Princeton's WordNet
burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus(noun)
an onerous or difficult concern
"the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
load, loading, burden(noun)
weight to be borne or conveyed
effect, essence, burden, core, gist(noun)
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
burden(verb)
the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
burden, burthen, weight, weight down(verb)
weight down with a load
charge, saddle, burden(verb)
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
"He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
Wiktionary
burden(Noun)
A heavy load.
burden(Noun)
A responsibility, onus.
burden(Noun)
A cause of worry.
burden(Noun)
A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad; the drone of a bagpipe.
burden(Noun)
Theme, core idea.
burden(Verb)
To encumber with a burden (in any of the noun senses of the word).
Webster Dictionary
Burden(noun)
that which is borne or carried; a load
Burden(noun)
that which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive
Burden(noun)
the capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden
Burden(noun)
the tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin
Burden(noun)
the proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace
Burden(noun)
a fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds
Burden(noun)
a birth
Burden(verb)
to encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load
Burden(verb)
to oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes
Burden(verb)
to impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable)
Burden(noun)
the verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the main topic; as, the burden of a prayer
Burden(noun)
the drone of a bagpipe
Burden(noun)
a club
Freebase
Burden
Burden is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 535.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Burden
bur′dn, n. a load: weight: cargo: that which is grievous, oppressive, or difficult to bear, as blame, sin, sorrow, &c.: birth.—v.t. to load: to oppress: to encumber.—adjs. Bur′denous, Bur′densome, heavy: oppressive.—Burden of proof, in legal procedure, signifies the obligation to establish by evidence certain disputed facts. [A.S. byrthen—beran, to bear.]
Burden
bur′dn, n. part of a song repeated at the end of every stanza, refrain: the leading idea of anything: a load of care, sorrow, or responsibility. [Fr. bourdon, a humming tone in music—Low L. burdo, a drone or non-working bee.]
Burden
bur′dn, n. (Spens.) a pilgrim's staff. [See Bourdon.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
burden
Is the quantity of contents or number of tons weight of goods or munitions which a ship will carry, when loaded to a proper sea-trim: and this is ascertained by certain fixed rules of measurement. The precise burden or burthen is about twice the tonnage, but then a vessel would be deemed deeply laden.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'burden' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3693
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'burden' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4603
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'burden' in Nouns Frequency: #1388
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of burden in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of burden in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of burden in a Sentence
The truest help we can render an afflicted man is not to take his burden from him, but to call out his best energy, that he may be able to bear the burden.
The DA is convinced that instead of being a vehicle to provide quality healthcare for all, this Bill will nationalize healthcare ... and be an additional tax burden to already financially-stretched South Africans.
Everything is more expensive when sharing the burden with less people, when you bring on more people, you share the cost burden. A lot of government costs are fixed costs, you need more people to share those costs.
Bernie Sanders came in with the luxury of being a complete long shot and just letting loose, i think Hillary Clinton came in with the both privilege -- and burden -- of being perceived as the frontrunner... You're always looking at the bright, shiny object that people haven't seen before -- that's a disadvantage to Hillary Clinton.
If the deliberate bypassing of emission control systems is more widespread than just VW diesel sales in the U.S., then it may help explain what has been observed in measurements of air pollution in cities, at this point we don't know the exact size of the problem, but it will, without doubt, have added to the health burden.
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Translations for burden
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- عبء, حملArabic
- цяжарBelarusian
- товар, бреме, обременявам, натоварвамBulgarian
- carga, càrregaCatalan, Valencian
- náklad, zatížení, zátěž, břemeno, bříměCzech
- byrde, læs, belastning, lastDanish
- Bürde, Last, Belastung, Verantwortung, Kummer, Sorge, belasten, beladen, aufbürden, beschwerenGerman
- βάροςGreek
- carga, responsabilidad, preocupación, gravarSpanish
- kuorma, vastuu, taakka, kuormataFinnish
- burður, byrða, byrðiFaroese
- charge, fardeauFrench
- נטלHebrew
- बोझHindi
- teherHungarian
- բեռArmenian
- bebanIndonesian
- byrði, burðurIcelandic
- preoccupazione, carico, fardello, responsabilità, onere, gravare, appioppare, rifilareItalian
- נטלHebrew
- 心配事, 負担, 積み荷Japanese
- 짐, 바리Korean
- bar, berpirsiyarîKurdish
- sarcinaLatin
- wahanga, whakawahaMāori
- бремеMacedonian
- last, bezwarenDutch
- byrde, belastning, ansvarNorwegian
- brzemięPolish
- fardo, responsabilidade, obrigação, preocupação, cargaPortuguese
- sarcinăRomanian
- бремя, тяжесть, нагрузка, ноша, груз, обуза, отяготить, обременять, обременить, отягощатьRussian
- brȅme, бре̏меSerbo-Croatian
- bremenoSlovak
- bremeSlovene
- plikt, börda, belastning, belastaSwedish
- mzigoSwahili
- dinadalang mabigatTagalog
- yükümlülük, sorumluluk, yük, zahmetTurkish
- тягарUkrainian
- 负担Chinese
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