ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BURDEN
Old English byrthen; related to beran to bear1, Old Frisian berthene burden, Old High German burdin.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BURDEN
PRESENT
Present
I burden
you burden
he/she/it burdens
we burden
you burden
they burden
Present continuous
I am burdening
you are burdening
he/she/it is burdening
we are burdening
you are burdening
they are burdening
Present perfect
I have burdened
you have burdened
he/she/it has burdened
we have burdened
you have burdened
they have burdened
Present perfect continuous
I have been burdening
you have been burdening
he/she/it has been burdening
we have been burdening
you have been burdening
they have been burdening
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I burdened
you burdened
he/she/it burdened
we burdened
you burdened
they burdened
Past continuous
I was burdening
you were burdening
he/she/it was burdening
we were burdening
you were burdening
they were burdening
Past perfect
I had burdened
you had burdened
he/she/it had burdened
we had burdened
you had burdened
they had burdened
Past perfect continuous
I had been burdening
you had been burdening
he/she/it had been burdening
we had been burdening
you had been burdening
they had been burdening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will burden
you will burden
he/she/it will burden
we will burden
you will burden
they will burden
Future continuous
I will be burdening
you will be burdening
he/she/it will be burdening
we will be burdening
you will be burdening
they will be burdening
Future perfect
I will have burdened
you will have burdened
he/she/it will have burdened
we will have burdened
you will have burdened
they will have burdened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been burdening
you will have been burdening
he/she/it will have been burdening
we will have been burdening
you will have been burdening
they will have been burdening
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would burden
you would burden
he/she/it would burden
we would burden
you would burden
they would burden
Conditional continuous
I would be burdening
you would be burdening
he/she/it would be burdening
we would be burdening
you would be burdening
they would be burdening
Conditional perfect
I would have burden
you would have burden
he/she/it would have burden
we would have burden
you would have burden
they would have burden
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been burdening
you would have been burdening
he/she/it would have been burdening
we would have been burdening
you would have been burdening
they would have been burdening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you burden
we let´s burden
you burden
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
burdening
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «BURDEN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
burden.
No other country in the world gives protection like that, but it is not absolute protection. People sometimes meet that high burden and win libel suits, and in those cases I think they ought to win.
If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation.
The most powerful person is he who is able to do least himself and burden others most with the things for which he lends his name and pockets the credit.
For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness.
I feel that if I am freed of the burden of politics, then I can do more and I can take more unpopular decisions. I can have as my guidance for decision whatever is right, not whatever is popular.
Thousands of cities in America are crying out for relief from the burden of illegal immigration. Small towns like mine can no longer wait for Washington.
The legal principle placing the burden of proof on accusers rather than the accused can be traced back to Second and Third Century Roman jurist, Julius Paulus Prudentissimus. Yet, this ancient concept, which forms the legal and moral cornerstone of the American judicial system, is quickly being undermined in the name of 'national security.'
I think we have a number of young people - like yourself - who want to make a difference. I'm not sure the numbers are as large because I think the burden of getting elected to public office at the national level has become astronomically expensive.
I was one of those children forced into fighting at the age of 13, in my country Sierra Leone, a war that claimed the lives of my mother, father and two brothers. I know too well the emotional, psychological and physical burden that comes with being exposed to violence as a child or at any age for that matter.
New vaccines are being developed all the time, which could save many more lives and dramatically improve people's health. And this goes beyond the traditional burden of childhood infectious diseases.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BURDEN»
Discover the use of
burden in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
burden and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Full Body
Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky ...
A narrative report by a woman who grew up near the Rocky Flats nuclear weapon facility describes the dark secrets that dominated her childhood, the strange cancers that afflicted her neighbors, her brief employment at Rocky Flats and the ...
2
The White Man's
Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the ...
From one of the world’s best-known development economists—an excoriating attack on the tragic hubris of the West’s efforts to improve the lot of the so-called developing world In his previous book, The Elusive Quest for Growth, ...
This well-respected text gives an introduction to the modern approximation techniques and explains how, why, and when the techniques can be expected to work.
Richard L. Burden, J. Douglas Faires, 2011
4
The
Burden of Proof in Comparative and International Human ...
5
The Butterfly's
Burden: Poems
Newest work from Mahmoud Darwish--the most acclaimed poet in the Arab world
6
Global
Burden of Disease and Risk Factors
The Global Burden of Disease framework, originally published in 1990, has been widely adopted as the preferred method for health accounting and has become the standard to guide the setting of health research priorities.
7
Burden of Proof and Related Issues: A Study on Evidence ...
8
The
Burden of Representation: Essays on Photographies and ...
Photographs are used as documents, evidence, and records every day in courtrooms, hospitals, and police work, on passports, permits, and licenses.
9
Double
Burden: Black Women and Everyday Racism
Drawing on more than 200 interviews, this book by Yanick St. Jean and veteran researcher Joe R. Feagin examines the complex family, social, and workplace lives of African American women in several regions of the United States.
Yanick St. Jean, Joe R. Feagin, 1998
10
The
Burden of Black Religion
This important work reveals how interpretations of black religion played a crucial role in shaping broader views of African Americans and had real consequences in their lives.
Curtis J. Evans Assistant Professor of Religion University of Chicago Divinity School, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BURDEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
burden is used in the context of the following news items.
Prosecutors 'couldn't meet burden' of proof against 2 charged in …
"We couldn't meet our burden (of proof) if we moved forward against those two defendants," Essex County Prosecutor's Office Spokeswoman ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
Newly legal fireworks in Anaheim, Huntington Beach a burden for …
Red, white and blue were on full display at a big TNT fireworks stand in the parking lot of the Honda Center in Anaheim last week. , MICHAEL ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
Obama overtime proposal being called a "burden"
Victor, NY (WROC) - Tom and Catherine Bullinger are enjoying retirement by running a business they love - VB Brewery, which just opened in ... «WROC-TV, Jul 15»
Greek Endgame, Plus Lower Debt Burden, Now At Hand
The issue is the type and conditions of lowering Greece's debt burden. Many talk about the contradiction at the heart of the EMU between a ... «Investing.com, Jul 15»
YOUR SAY: Sad for Greece but burden on bailout nations is big
But this would put an enormous burden on its citizens, a sacrifice they are not prepared to endure. The creditors are mainly its fellow Eurozone ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
Fitch Ratings says Japan fiscal discipline plan unlikely to lower debt …
Japan's public debt burden is likely to remain high under a new fiscal framework approved last month as the government's structural reforms ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
64% of polled insurance CEOs see increasing tax burden as threat …
About two-thirds of insurance chief executive officers from 37 countries taking part in a recent survey regard increasing tax burden as a threat to ... «Canadian Underwriter, Jul 15»
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Burden of Natural Family …
At any rate, the upshot of both pieces is that NFP is a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad burden on couples and the best we can do is do it ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
EU members say burden of plan now on Greece following 'no' vote
ATHENS, Greece (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - European Union members now say it's up to Greece to come up with a plan to deal with its debt crisis ... «WWMT-TV, Jul 15»
Ontario's debt rating downgraded over heavy debt burden
U-S-based Standard and Poor's cites the province's heavy debt burden and what it calls budgetary underperformance compared with peers in ... «News Talk 610 CKTB, Jul 15»
