burden
US /ˈbɚdn/
・UK /'bɜ:dn/
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v.t.Transitive VerbTo weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
Do not burden your friends with your problems
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something difficult to do, manage, or accept
Having a disabled person in the family isn’t always burden on them
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something that is carried with difficulty; an oppressive load.
The burden of grief was almost too much to bear.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A duty or responsibility that is hard to bear.
The burden of proof lies with the prosecution.
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The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
- Trump, we're talking about the burden that Americans have to pay.
Trump, we're talking about the burden that Americans have to pay.
- BURDEN THAT AMERICANS
BURDEN THAT AMERICANS
India’s Obesity Time Bomb
- It's a double burden of malnutrition now.
It's a double burden of malnutrition now.
- It's a double burden of malnutrition now.
It's a double burden of malnutrition now.
Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018
- 120 days to pay and placing a huge burden on small companies. That is four times longer
120 days to pay and placing a huge burden on small companies. That is four times longer
- This company, Carillion, were notorious late payers, taking 120 days to pay, placing a huge burden on small companies, four times longer than the 30 days in the prompt payment code that Carillion had indeed themselves signed up to.
This company, Carillion, were notorious late payers, taking 120 days to pay, placing a huge burden on small companies, four times longer than the 30 days in the prompt payment code that Carillion had indeed themselves signed up to.
What India’s Population Surpassing China’s Means for Global Economies | WSJ
- A larger group of retirees will mean that younger Chinese people will have a bigger burden to support the elderly.
A larger group of retirees will mean that younger Chinese people will have a bigger burden to support the elderly.
- A larger group of retirees will mean that younger Chinese people will have a bigger of a burden to support the elderly.
A larger group of retirees will mean that younger Chinese people will have a bigger of a burden to support the elderly.
Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate
- But I do want to reduce the burden being paid by middle-income Americans. And I -- and to
But I do want to reduce the burden being paid by middle-income Americans. And I -- and to
- do that, that also means I cannot reduce the burden paid by high-income Americans. So any
do that, that also means I cannot reduce the burden paid by high-income Americans. So any
Why these all-white paintings are in museums and mine aren't
- Minimalist artists stripped art of the burden of being about "something else."
Minimalist artists stripped art of the burden of being about "something else."
Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma
- Grandmothers can take on some of the burden of acquiring food for nursing mothers or dependent children, or provide care for those children while mothers are out foraging.
Grandmothers can take on some of the burden of acquiring food for nursing mothers or dependent children, or provide care for those children while mothers are out foraging.
The SOCIAL CLASS System... EXPLAINED | Easy English 191
- Providing you're working and you're not a burden on society needlessly, then that's OK.
Providing you're working and you're not a burden on society needlessly, then that's OK.
- Providing you're working and you're not a burden on society needlessly, then that's okay.
Providing you're working and you're not a burden on society needlessly, then that's okay.
How Modern Dating Is Destroying Us
- Trauma dumping occurs when someone inadvertently unloads their very personal emotional burden on the listener without consent or any consideration for the listener.
Trauma dumping occurs when someone inadvertently unloads their very personal emotional burden on the listener without consent or any consideration for the listener.
- While it may be difficult to walk around with an emotional burden that doesn't mean that any other person has to be in charge of it.
While it may be difficult to walk around with an emotional burden that doesn't mean that any other person has to be in charge of it.
