"laden" meaning in English

See laden in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈleɪdən/, /ˈleɪdn̩/ [colloquial] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-laden.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more laden [comparative], most laden [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪdən Etymology: See lade. Head templates: {{en-adj}} laden (comparative more laden, superlative most laden)
  1. Weighed down with a load, burdened. Translations (weighed down with a load, burdened): натоварен (natovaren) (Bulgarian), отрупан (otrupan) (Bulgarian), carregat (Catalan), geladen (Dutch), ŝarĝita (Esperanto), koorem, kohustus (Estonian), chargé [masculine] (French), alourdi [masculine] (French), beladen (German), belastet (German), 𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍃 (hafts) (Gothic), onustus (Latin), tōpaparu (Māori), paruparu (Māori), nedlastet (Norwegian), carregado (Portuguese), încărcat [masculine] (Romanian), cargado (Spanish), fletado (Spanish)
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  2. Heavy. Translations (heavy): geladen (Dutch), zwaar (Dutch), raske (Estonian), chargé [masculine] (French), schwer (German)
    Sense id: en-laden-en-adj-HQwLFeZ1 Disambiguation of 'heavy': 0 100 0 0
  3. Oppressed.
    Sense id: en-laden-en-adj-PP89U5-1 Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 3 28 24 8 6
  4. (chemistry) In the form of an adsorbate or adduct.
    Sense id: en-laden-en-adj-MS9cVasl Categories (other): Chemistry, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 3 28 24 8 6 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: debt-laden, ladenness, theory-laden, unladen, value-laden

Verb

IPA: /ˈleɪdən/, /ˈleɪdn̩/ [colloquial] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-laden.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪdən Etymology: See lade. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} laden
  1. past participle of lade Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: lade
    Sense id: en-laden-en-verb-wJaZWhPQ

Verb

IPA: /ˈleɪdən/, /ˈleɪdn̩/ [colloquial] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-laden.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ladens [present, singular, third-person], ladening [participle, present], ladened [participle, past], ladened [past]
Rhymes: -eɪdən Etymology: See lade. Head templates: {{en-verb}} laden (third-person singular simple present ladens, present participle ladening, simple past and past participle ladened)
  1. (archaic, poetic) To load or charge. Tags: archaic, poetic Related terms: ladle, ballast, larboard
    Sense id: en-laden-en-verb-rf7fixRT

Inflected forms

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