laden
English
Etymology
See lade.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleɪdən/
- Rhymes: -eɪdən
Adjective
laden (comparative more laden, superlative most laden)
- Weighed down with a load, burdened.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- The other men were variously burthened; some carrying picks and shovels—for that had been the very first necessary they brought ashore from the Hispaniola—others laden with pork, bread, and brandy for the midday meal.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- Heavy.
- His comments were laden with deeper meaning.
- Oppressed.
- 1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter I, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, OCLC 7780546; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The Story of Ivy; What Really Happened, New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green and Co., 55 Fifth Avenue, [1933], OCLC 2666860, page 0016:
- Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; […].
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- (chemistry) In the form of an adsorbate or adduct.
- Once laden it is easy to regenerate the adsorbent and retrieve the adsorbed species as a gas.
Translations
Danish
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaːdə(n)/
- Rhymes: -aːdən
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Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch lāden, from Old Dutch *ladan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną.
Inflection
Inflection of laden (weak with strong past participle) | ||||
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infinitive | laden | |||
past singular | laadde | |||
past participle | geladen | |||
infinitive | laden | |||
gerund | laden n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | laad | laadde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | laadt | laadde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | laadt | laadde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | laadt | laadde | ||
3rd person singular | laadt | laadde | ||
plural | laden | laadden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | lade | laadde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | laden | laadden | ||
imperative sing. | laad | |||
imperative plur.1 | laadt | |||
participles | ladend | geladen | ||
1) Archaic. |
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch lāden, from Old Dutch lathon, from Proto-Germanic *laþōną (“to call”).
Inflection
Inflection of laden (weak) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | laden | |||
past singular | laadde | |||
past participle | gelaad | |||
infinitive | laden | |||
gerund | laden n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | laad | laadde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | laadt | laadde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | laadt | laadde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | laadt | laadde | ||
3rd person singular | laadt | laadde | ||
plural | laden | laadden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | lade | laadde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | laden | laadden | ||
imperative sing. | laad | |||
imperative plur.1 | laadt | |||
participles | ladend | gelaad | ||
1) Archaic. |
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaːdən/, [-dən], [-dn̩]
- Hyphenation: la‧den
Etymology 1
From Middle High German laden (strong verb), from Old High German hladan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną.
Verb
laden (class 6 strong, third-person singular simple present lädt, past tense lud, past participle geladen, past subjunctive lüde, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, intransitive) to load (something) e.g. into a container or onto a vehicle, to load up
- (transitive, intransitive, weaponry) to load (some weapon)
- (transitive, computing) to load (some data) from a store
- (transitive, computing) to download from a network
- (transitive, engineering) to charge (a battery or capacitor) with electricity
Synonyms
- (to load up): aufbürden, aufladen, auflasten, aufnehmen, aufpacken, befrachten, beladen, bepacken, beschweren, einladen, stauen, unterbringen, verladen, verstauen, vollladen, vollpacken
- (to load a weapon): nachladen
- (to download): downloaden, herunterladen, runterladen, übertragen
- (to charge): aufladen, elektrisieren
Antonyms
- (to load up): abladen, ausladen, herausholen, herausnehmen, herunternehmen, löschen
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle High German laden (weak verb, but also strong) from Old High German ladon, from Proto-Germanic *laþōną.
Verb
laden (class 6 strong, third-person singular simple present lädt or ladet, past tense lud, past participle geladen, past subjunctive lüde, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
infinitive | laden | ||||
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present participle | ladend | ||||
past participle | geladen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
present | ich lade | wir laden | i | ich lade | wir laden |
du lädst | ihr ladet | du ladest | ihr ladet | ||
er lädt | sie laden | er lade | sie laden | ||
preterite | ich lud | wir luden | ii | ich lüde | wir lüden |
du ludest / ludst | ihr ludet | du lüdest | ihr lüdet | ||
er lud | sie luden | er lüde | sie lüden | ||
imperative | lad (du) lade (du) |
ladet (ihr) |
perfect | |||||
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indicative | ich habe geladen | wir haben geladen | subjunctive | ich habe geladen | wir haben geladen |
du hast geladen | ihr habt geladen | du habest geladen | ihr habet geladen | ||
er hat geladen | sie haben geladen | er habe geladen | sie haben geladen | ||
pluperfect | |||||
indicative | ich hatte geladen | wir hatten geladen | subjunctive | ich hätte geladen | wir hätten geladen |
du hattest geladen | ihr hattet geladen | du hättest geladen | ihr hättet geladen | ||
er hatte geladen | sie hatten geladen | er hätte geladen | sie hätten geladen | ||
future i | |||||
infinitive | laden werden | subjunctive i | ich werde laden | wir werden laden | |
du werdest laden | ihr werdet laden | ||||
er werde laden | sie werden laden | ||||
indicative | ich werde laden | wir werden laden | subjunctive ii | ich würde laden | wir würden laden |
du wirst laden | ihr werdet laden | du würdest laden | ihr würdet laden | ||
er wird laden | sie werden laden | er würde laden | sie würden laden | ||
future ii | |||||
infinitive | geladen haben werden | subjunctive i | ich werde geladen haben | wir werden geladen haben | |
du werdest geladen haben | ihr werdet geladen haben | ||||
er werde geladen haben | sie werden geladen haben | ||||
indicative | ich werde geladen haben | wir werden geladen haben | subjunctive ii | ich würde geladen haben | wir würden geladen haben |
du wirst geladen haben | ihr werdet geladen haben | du würdest geladen haben | ihr würdet geladen haben | ||
er wird geladen haben | sie werden geladen haben | er würde geladen haben | sie würden geladen haben |
Related terms
Further reading
Low German
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German lāden, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaːdn̩/, /ˈlaːdən/
Verb
laden (past singular laad, past participle laadt or laden, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (transitive, intransitive) to load (something) e.g. into a container or onto a vehicle, to load up
- (transitive, intransitive, weaponry) to load (some weapon)
- (transitive, computing) to load (some data) from a store
- (transitive, computing) to download from a network
- (transitive, engineering) to charge (a battery or capacitor) with electricity
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (to load up): afladen, utladen, ruthalen, rutnehmen, rünnernehmen, löschen
Conjugation
infinitive | laden | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | laad | laad |
2nd person singular | laadst | laadst |
3rd person singular | laadt | laad |
plural | laadt | laden |
imperative | present | — |
singular | laad | |
plural | laadt | |
participle | present | past |
laden | laadt/laden | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German lāden, from Old Saxon lathōn, from Proto-Germanic *laþōną.
Synonyms
- (to invite): inladen
Derived terms
- utladen
- inladen
- vörladen
Conjugation
infinitive | laden | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | laad | laad |
2nd person singular | laadst | laadst |
3rd person singular | laadt | laad |
plural | laadt | laden |
imperative | present | — |
singular | laad | |
plural | laadt | |
participle | present | past |
laden | laadt/laden | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *ladan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: laden
- Limburgish: laaje
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch lathon, from Proto-Germanic *laþōną (“to call”).
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: laden
Further reading
- “laden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “laden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
- “laden (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929