burden meaning:
n.) That which is borne or carried; a load.
n.) responsibility.
v. t.) to lay a heavy load upon; to load.
burden sentence:
A donkey can carry a heavy burden.
Military is a huge burden on developing countries.
The farmers were burdened with heavy taxes.
The ox is the beast of burden.
Her brother was a financial burden on her.
He was financially burdened with a mortgage.
He could not shoulder the burden alone.
He scolds her for burdening him and tells her to go home.
Many developing countries are burdened by excessive foreign debt.
I don’t want to burden you with my troubles.
We regret the necessity of burdening you with these terms of use.
The little donkey struggled under its heavy burden.
Her father carried a heavy burden of responsibility.
His illness placed an intolerable burden on his family.
The manager carries the greatest burden of responsibility.
The measures will lighten the tax burden on small businesses.
Faced with a mounting burden of debt, he sold off the company.
Parents carry the burden of ensuring that children go to school.
We need to reduce the burden of taxes that impoverish the economy.
The irony is that the new tax system will burden those it was intended to help.
Payment by automatic direct debit will further relive your administrative burden.
Undernutrition is associated with 35% of the disease burden in children under five.
Panic can constrict the blood vessels and impose an additional burden on the heart.
One of the main burdens of camp life for officers was tedium.
This system imposes additional financial burdens on many people.
We laugh at their foolishness, yet we also empathise with the burdens they bear.
The company was burdened by a top-heavy bureaucracy.
Nicaragua was burdened with a foreign debt of $11 billion.
In ancient times all the kings burdened the people with heavy taxes.
I relieved him of his burden.
The horse is a beast of burden.
The camel is a beast of burden.
The beast of burden is very tame.
The burden is light on the shoulder.
I am afraid I’ll be a burden to you.
He was not a financial burden on her.
They used him like a beast of burden.
Her kindness has become a burden to me.
All the trainees share the burden of toil.
The burden of taxation has risen considerably.
I don’t want to be any more burden to my parents.
The boy was fed up with being treated as a burden.
Why do you burden yourself with your sister’s dog?