load
🇺🇸
/ləʊd/
🇬🇧
/ləʊd/
noun
B2
things being carried by a person or vehicle
The truck carried a heavy load of bricks.
B2
the amount something can hold
The plane can carry a full load of passengers.
R
weight pressing on something
The bridge can handle a heavy load.
B2
a large amount of people or things
She has a load of books to read.
R
something wrong or stupid
That story is a load of nonsense.
R
amount of work to do
His work load is very heavy this week.
R
a heavy feeling of worry
She felt the load of her responsibilities.
R
amount of electrical power used
The power plant handles the city's electrical load.
verb
B2
to put things onto something
They load the truck with boxes.
R
to receive things being put on
The ship is ready to load cargo.
R
to give someone many things to carry
They load him with packages to deliver.
R
to put something into a device to use it
He needs to load the camera with film.
R
to put data into a computer
The computer will load the program quickly.
translation
things being carried by a person or vehicle; the amount something can hold; weight pressing on something; a large amount of people or things; something wrong or stupid; amount of work to do; a heavy feeling of worry; amount of electrical power used
to put things onto something; to receive things being put on; to give someone many things to carry; to put something into a device to use it; to put data into a computer
Word Forms
3rd Present
loads
Past
loaded
Perfect
loaded
Progressive
loading
Plural
loads