Laden: meaning, definitions and examples
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laden
[ ˈleɪdən ]
burdened heavily
Laden means heavily loaded or weighed down. It can refer to physical weight, as in a truck laden with cargo, or metaphorically, such as being laden with responsibilities or emotions.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The truck was laden with bricks.
- Her heart was laden with sorrow.
- The tree was laden with ripe fruit.
to load heavily
To laden means to load or burden someone or something heavily. It often describes the action of putting a heavy load onto a vehicle or making someone carry a significant emotional or physical weight.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- They laden the cart with goods.
- He felt laden with guilt after the incident.
- The workers laden the ship with supplies.
Translations
Translations of the word "laden" in other languages:
🇵🇹 carregar
🇮🇳 भारित
🇩🇪 laden
🇮🇩 memuat
🇺🇦 вантажити
🇵🇱 ładować
🇯🇵 積む
🇫🇷 charger
🇪🇸 cargar
🇹🇷 yüklemek
🇰🇷 짐을 싣다
🇸🇦 تحميل
🇨🇿 naložit
🇸🇰 naložiť
🇨🇳 装载
🇸🇮 naložiti
🇮🇸 hlaða
🇰🇿 жүктеу
🇬🇪 ჩამოტვირთვა
🇦🇿 yükləmək
🇲🇽 cargar
Etymology
The word 'laden' comes from the Old English word 'ladian', which means 'to load'. It has its roots in Proto-Germanic '*ladeną', which also signifies loading or carrying. The term has been used since the 14th century in various forms, originally indicating 'to load a ship' and gradually extending to encompass both physical loads and emotional burdens. Over centuries, this word evolved while retaining its core meaning of being heavily burdened. It is related to similar words in other Germanic languages, which also denote the act of loading or being heavily filled. Today, 'laden' is predominantly used as an adjective to describe things that are burdened, and as a verb meaning to load something heavily.