burden

Definition

  • noun: something heavy that is carried
  • noun: something that is carried
  • verb: to make (someone) hold or carry something heavy or accept or deal with something difficult
  • often + 'on'
  • synonyms: load, load, birth

Examples

  • The 'burden of proof' is on the plaintiff, since the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. [=the plaintiff must prove that the defendant is guilty]

  • The 'tax burden' has been falling increasingly on the middle class. [=middle class people have been paying a greater portion of taxes]

  • For the rest of his life he 'was burdened' with the knowledge that he had done nothing to help them.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Can I do something for you tackle? - Like what? I know a lot ... I mean ... I do not know. Coffee? Well, I do not want to be a burden ... - No problem. - Unless you ... - 'T period but two minutes. Really? - It is only coffee. I would like not taken. - Do not mold. I would be a bakkie lusts. (..)
    2007 Bee Movie