Past tense of overburden
regular verb
The past tense of overburden is overburdened. The past participle is also overburdened.
Forms of overburden
| Base form (V1) | overburden /ˌəʊ̯vəˈbɜːdn̩/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | overburdened |
| Past participle (V3) | overburdened |
| Present participle | overburdening |
| Third person singular | overburdens |
Overburdened in a sentence
- In reality, the levels of work varied: some internationals seemed overburdened with tasks and responsibility, some seemed underburdened, and some faced apparently just the right amount of work.2007, Kimberley Coles, Democratic Designs, →ISBN
- News college rankers and their overburdened rankees.2022 September 24, Ron Lieber, “The Discount Data That Some Colleges Won’t Publish”, in The New York Times. From the entry rankee
- Workaholic and overburdened with affairs of state, he had evidently written the letter in snached moments between other matters.2011, Thomas Penn, “Richmond”, in Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, published March…. From the entry Olympian
- Detonation of underburdened or overburdened explosive charges is extremely dangerous.1984, Employment Safety and Health Guide, page 7249. From the entry underburdened
- She would make a good wife to any man, though of course her father was only a fisherman and not overburdened with wealth.2014, George Mackay Brown, Hawkfall, →ISBN. From the entry well-handed
Meaning of overburden
- verb To overload or overtax.
- noun The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam, or any other underground feature.
- noun A sterile stratum that lies above the stratum being investigated.
Questions about the past tense of overburden
- What is the past tense of overburden?
- The past tense of overburden is overburdened.
- What is the past participle of overburden?
- The past participle of overburden is overburdened.
- Is overburden a regular or irregular verb?
- Overburden is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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