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laden
LAY-duhn
Laden (adj) means Weighed down or heavily loaded with something. Example: “The trees hung low, laden with ripe apples.”
adj
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Weighed down or heavily loaded with something.
"The trees hung low, laden with ripe apples."
"She arrived laden with shopping bags."
"The donkey trudged up the hill, laden with heavy sacks of flour."
How to use laden
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishLoaded down or burdened with something heavy or plentiful.
Common pairings
laden with
heavily laden
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Word forms
- Third person singular
- ladens
- Past tense
- ladened
- Comparative
- more laden
- Superlative
- most laden
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The trees hung low, _____ with ripe apples.
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What does “laden” mean?
The word “laden” means weighed down or heavily loaded with something. In plain terms, loaded down or burdened with something heavy or plentiful.
How do you pronounce “laden”?
“Laden” is pronounced LAY-duhn (/ˈleɪdən/ in IPA).
How do you use “laden” in a sentence?
Here is “laden” used in a sentence: “The trees hung low, laden with ripe apples.”
What part of speech is “laden”?
“Laden” is an adjective.
Is “laden” a common word?
“Laden” is a fairly common word in modern English.
What is the difference between laden and loaded?
Laden and loaded both describe being weighed down or heavily loaded with something, and they are close synonyms. Laden tends to sound slightly more literary or formal, while loaded is the more everyday, neutral choice.
Is laden used literally or figuratively?
Laden can be used both ways: literally, as in a laden truck weighed down with cargo, and figuratively, as in a sentence laden with meaning. Either use fits the core sense of being heavily weighed down with something.
What is a common phrase using laden?
Laden is frequently used in the pattern "laden with," as in "laden with fruit" or "laden with worry," to describe being weighed down or heavily loaded with something specific.
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