I am sorry to encumber you with the children.
Source: tatoeba (274499)
Encumber
//ɪnˈkʌmbə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "encumber" (98 found)
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Closest matches (20)
Strong matches (29)
Related words (49)
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6 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
6 entriesderived from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesrelated to
9 entriesTranslations
40 translations across 13 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- yükləmək verb (to load down)
Bulgarian
3 entries- затруднявам verb (to restrict)
- обременявам verb (to load down)
- ограничавам verb (to restrict)
Czech
3 entries- obtížit verb (to load down)
- ověsit verb (to load down)
- zatížit verb (to load down)
Finnish
4 entries- estää verb (to restrict)
- haitata verb (to restrict)
- haitata verb (to burden with a legal claim)
- kuormittaa verb (to load down)
Galician
2 entries- lastrar verb (to load down)
- obstaculizar verb (to restrict)
German
4 entries- aufbürden verb (to load down)
- behindern verb (to restrict)
- belasten verb (to load down)
- belasten verb (to restrict)
Greek
2 entries- επιβαρύνω verb (to load down)
- επιβαρύνω verb (to burden with a legal claim)
Irish
1 entries- cuir isteach ar verb (to restrict)
Italian
4 entries- caricare verb (to load down)
- caricare con ipoteca verb (to burden with a legal claim)
- gravare di ipoteca verb (to burden with a legal claim)
- incombere verb (to load down)
Māori
4 entries- whakarorerore verb (to load down)
- whakarorerore verb (to restrict)
- whakawherū verb (to load down)
- whakawherū verb (to restrict)
Portuguese
2 entries- atrapalhar verb (to restrict)
- sobrecarregar verb (to load down)
Romanian
1 entries- încurca verb (to restrict)
Russian
4 entries- загроможда́ть verb (to restrict)
- обременя́ть verb (to load down)
- обременя́ть verb (to burden with a legal claim)
- отягоща́ть verb (to load down)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
In the mean time Larry, now as happy as an emperor, was tripping round the room without any shoes to encumber him as he withdrew the plates from the table.
Source: tatoeba (11942944)
In the reverse direction, creature comforts were not closely studied, and the vessel left Antwerp at 1 p.m., to arrive in Harwich at the awkward hour of 2 a.m. The boat train was waiting for the weary stream of passengers, who straggled up George Street, encumbered with luggage, or following burdened porters in the darkness.
Source: wiktionary
He [Timothy Forsyte] had never committed the imprudence of marrying or encumbering himself in any way with children.
Source: wiktionary
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