Danish

Verb

belaste ‎(imperative belast, infinitive at belaste, present tense belaster, past tense belastede, perfect tense har belastet)

1. To encumber. (also figurative)
   • 1998, Poul Ørum, Drøm og selvindsigt, Lindhardt Og Ringhof

     Det bekræftede jeg, uden dog at røbe at det var Ronald Sørensen, der havde belastet mig med sin problematiske identitet.

     I confirmed this, though without saying that it was Ronald Sørensen who had burdened me with his problematic identity.

   • 2015, Nini Theilade, Lone Kühlmann, Nini Theilade: Dansen var det hele værd, Art People (ISBN 9788771596540)

     Det har selvfølgelig gjort ubodelig skade i forhold til min datter og belastet vores forhold hele livet.

     This has, of course, made irrevocable damage to my daughter and strained our relationship for life.

Conjugation

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

belaste

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of belasten

German

Verb

belaste

1. First-person singular present of belasten.
2. Imperative singular of belasten.
3. First-person singular subjunctive I of belasten.
4. Third-person singular subjunctive I of belasten.

Italian

Verb

belaste

1. second-person plural past historic of belare
2. second-person plural imperfect subjunctive of belare

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German or German belasten

Verb

belaste ‎(imperative belast, present tense belaster, passive belastes, simple past and past participle belasta or belastet, present participle belastende)

1. to charge (an amount, an account)
2. to load, burden
3. to strain (a muscle, one's back)

References

• “belaste” in The Bokmål Dictionary.