🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

carico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka-ree-ko

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Laden/ˈleɪ.dən/
adjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il carrello era carico di merci."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Heavily loaded or weighed down.

    "The laden cart struggled to move up the steep hill."
As verb
  1. 1

    Past participle of 'lade', meaning to load a ship or vehicle.

    "The ship was laden with cargo before its departure."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'laden' originates from the Old English 'ladian', meaning to load or burden. It has evolved through Middle English, retaining its core meaning related to carrying or being heavily loaded.

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