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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERBURTHEN

overburthen  [ˌəʊvəˈbɜːðən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERBURTHEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overburthen is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overburthen in English.

WHAT DOES OVERBURTHEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overburthen in the English dictionary

The definition of overburthen in the dictionary is to overburden.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERBURTHEN

PRESENT

Present
I overburthen
you overburthen
he/she/it overburthens
we overburthen
you overburthen
they overburthen
Present continuous
I am overburthening
you are overburthening
he/she/it is overburthening
we are overburthening
you are overburthening
they are overburthening
Present perfect
I have overburthened
you have overburthened
he/she/it has overburthened
we have overburthened
you have overburthened
they have overburthened
Present perfect continuous
I have been overburthening
you have been overburthening
he/she/it has been overburthening
we have been overburthening
you have been overburthening
they have been overburthening
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 overburthened
you overburthened
he/she/it overburthened
we overburthened
you overburthened
they overburthened
Past continuous
I was overburthening
you were overburthening
he/she/it was overburthening
we were overburthening
you were overburthening
they were overburthening
Past perfect
I had overburthened
you had overburthened
he/she/it had overburthened
we had overburthened
you had overburthened
they had overburthened
Past perfect continuous
I had been overburthening
you had been overburthening
he/she/it had been overburthening
we had been overburthening
you had been overburthening
they had been overburthening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overburthen
you will overburthen
he/she/it will overburthen
we will overburthen
you will overburthen
they will overburthen
Future continuous
I will be overburthening
you will be overburthening
he/she/it will be overburthening
we will be overburthening
you will be overburthening
they will be overburthening
Future perfect
I will have overburthened
you will have overburthened
he/she/it will have overburthened
we will have overburthened
you will have overburthened
they will have overburthened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overburthening
you will have been overburthening
he/she/it will have been overburthening
we will have been overburthening
you will have been overburthening
they will have been overburthening
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overburthen
you would overburthen
he/she/it would overburthen
we would overburthen
you would overburthen
they would overburthen
Conditional continuous
I would be overburthening
you would be overburthening
he/she/it would be overburthening
we would be overburthening
you would be overburthening
they would be overburthening
Conditional perfect
I would have overburthen
you would have overburthen
he/she/it would have overburthen
we would have overburthen
you would have overburthen
they would have overburthen
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overburthening
you would have been overburthening
he/she/it would have been overburthening
we would have been overburthening
you would have been overburthening
they would have been overburthening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overburthen
we let´s overburthen
you overburthen
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overburthen
Past participle
overburthened
Present Participle
overburthening
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERBURTHEN


burthen
ˈbɜːðən
Carmarthen
kɑːˈmɑːðən
disburthen
dɪsˈbɜːðən
heathen
ˈhiːðən
leathern
ˈlɛðən
northern
ˈnɔːðən
smoothen
ˈsmuːðən
southern
ˈsʌðən
unburthen
ʌnˈbɜːðən
wreathen
ˈriːðən
writhen
ˈrɪðən
wrythen
ˈraɪðən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERBURTHEN

overbreathing
overbred
overbreed
overbridge
overbrief
overbright
overbrim
overbroad
overbrow
overbrowse
overbrutal
overbuild
overbuilt
overbulk
overburden
overburdened
overburdensome
overburn
overbuy
overby

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERBURTHEN

Beuthen
earthen
eothen
lathen
lengthen
now then
overlengthen
restrengthen
sithen
strengthen
the heathen
then
there and then
youthen

Synonyms and antonyms of overburthen in the English dictionary of synonyms

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TRANSLATION OF OVERBURTHEN

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The translations of overburthen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overburthen» in English.

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Translator English - Marathi

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Translator English - Italian

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Translator English - Romanian

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Translator English - Greek

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Translator English - Swedish

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Translator English - Norwegian

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Trends of use of overburthen

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERBURTHEN»

The term «overburthen» is used very little and occupies the 171.883 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERBURTHEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overburthen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERBURTHEN»

Discover the use of overburthen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overburthen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Report of the Commissioners Appointed in 1898 to Inquire and ...
32346. Are you the manager 2—I am the manager of' one of the largest clay works in Cornwall. The china clay industry consists of the removal of the soil or overburthen and the preparation by washing of the kaolin. The kaolin or china clay is ...
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Sewage Disposal, 1915
2
The Chief European Dramatists: Twenty-one Plays from the ...
Xanthias. Well, something else that's comical and clever? Bacchus. I forbid being "overpress'd and overburthen'd." Xanthias. Well, but the drollest joke of all — ? Bacchus. Remember There's one thing I protest against — Xanthias. What's that?
Brander Matthews, 1916
3
A theoretical and practical grammar of the French tongue
He who wisues to teach an art, must know it thoroughly, ue iTiust give none but clear, precise and well-digested notions of it : he must instil them, one by one, into the minds of his pupils, and, above all, he must not overburthen their memory  ...
Jean-Pons-Victor Lecoutz de Levizac, 1858
4
Encyclopaedia Londinensis
To SURCHA'RGE, e. a. [sure/zarger, Fr.] To overload; to overburthen. More remov'd, Lest heaven surclrar'g'd with potent multitude, Might hap to move no broils. Milton. SURCHA'RGE, s.'[surc/zizrge, Fr.] Burthen added to burthen ; overburthen ...
John Wilkes, 1828
5
Congressional Serial Set
At North Coonbarrow we are now removing overburthen at least 80 feet deep, and but for the clay being good and the owners willing to expend capital these works could not be kept going although the clay sells for 25 shillings or 26 shillings ...
‎1909
6
Johnson's English Dictionary: As Improved by Todd and ...
ВНЕСЕН E, sûr-sèse'. 227. n. il. Cessation; stop. Hooker. To SURCHA'RGE§, sůr -tshâije'. t'. а. [mrchargcr, Fr. To overload; to overburthen. Spcluer. SUR HNRGE, sùr-tshärje'. n.s. [НЧ Burthen :_ added to burthen ; overburthen; more t ian can ...
Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Henry John Todd, 1828
7
The History of the Proceedings and Debates of the Volunteer ...
Why overburthen this Convention with papers, if they can throw no new light on the subject? Counsellor Morris — No delegate wishes more for a Parliamentary Reform than I do. It is for the purpose of information that I ask for these papers.
Ireland. Volunteer convention, 1784
8
A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, Both with ...
SURCEASE, súr-sé's. f. Cessation, stop. SURCHARGE, sûr-tíhá'rdzh. f. / ' Overburthen, more than can be well borne. To SURCHARGE, sàr-tM'rdzh. v. a. To overload, to overburthen. SURCHARGER, súr-tíhá'r-dzhúr. s. One that overburthens.
Thomas Sheridan, 1790
9
Tariff hearings before the Committee on ways and ...
The overburthen on an average works would vary from say 8 feet to 20 feet. There are works where (I feet might be an average and others where it would average 30 feet. At North Coonbarrow we are now removing overburthen at least 80 feet ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means, 1909
10
A Dictionary Of The English Language: In Which The Words are ...
Ho-.ker. SURCHA'RGE. /. [surcharge, Fr. from the verb.] Overburthen ; more than can be well born, L'Efirarge. To SURCHARGE, v. a. [surcharger, Fr.] To overload ; to overburthen. Kmlles. Milton. SURCHA'RGER. /. [from surcharge,] One □ that ...
Samuel Johnson, 1756

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