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to laden

to laden

1 4.8
To put a heavy load onto something, for example a truck
  • verb
  • /ˈleɪdən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : cargar
  • The truck was laden with heavy boxes for the move.

Examples

  • CIA brought me trucks, the trucks, I loaded the truck myself with my people.

  • Transport planes laden with food and medical supplies have already been dispatched to the stricken area.

    King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)

  • They are ready to be loaded into the car.

  • So this is really helpful just to get product loaded up in the brush off that excess.

  • Other marines roll gurneys laden with chem rounds, rockets, and other equipment onto the Hueys.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • AROUND THE CORNER comes an ecstatic Jack driving a jaunty Christmasland snowmobile, heavily laden with Christmasland memorabilia.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • They observed the ship laden with cargo as it approached the harbor.

  • The workers laden the cart with supplies before setting off on their journey.

Synonyms

to load
vsto laden
572 1.0

To put things onto a vehicle or into a container

emphasizes that the amount put in is heavy or fills fully rather than simply placing items
to load up
vsto laden
  • Informal
94 3.0

To fill a car, box, or yourself with things until each is full

focuses on great heaviness rather than simply filling to capacity
to burden
vsto laden
77 3.7

To give someone a heavy load or a difficult task

is mainly about putting large physical amounts into things, not duties or responsibility
to weight
vsto laden
23 4.4

To press down with a heavy load

involves putting a heavy or full amount into or onto something
to load down
vsto laden
  • Informal
1 4.2

To make someone or something carry too many heavy things

means adding a heavy or full amount without focus on movement effects
to lade
vsto laden
  • Archaic
9.1

To put things onto a vehicle or boat so it can carry them

is used for putting heavy or full amounts into things, not only cargo

Compounds

heavy-laden
1 6.5

Weighed down by worry or responsibility

heavy-laden
5.5

Carrying a large load, for example snow on branches

How Full

to laden
  • Archaic
1 4.8
to fill
∞ 1.0
to load
572 1.0
to pack
655 1.0
to put
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

laden infinitive
loading present participle
laden past
laden past participle
lades third person singular

Morphology

laden = lade (opaque) = lade + en

The verb sense is historically connected to 'lade', but the older base is uncommon and the spelling does not transparently signal the meaning for many learners.

Etymology

To laden comes from the old English verb hladan 'to load', the same root as the word load, so to laden something is to put a heavy load on it or fill it up.