belasten

to put pressure on / charge

verb

Typical usage

Native-style examples with “belasten”.

  1. "Die Situation belastet mich."

  2. "Du solltest dein Knie nicht zu stark belasten."

  3. "Die hohen Kosten belasten das Unternehmen."

Quick answers

What does “belasten” mean in English?

“belasten” means “to put pressure on / charge”.

How do you use “belasten” in a sentence?

For example: „Die Situation belastet mich.“ or „Du solltest dein Knie nicht zu stark belasten.“

How do you say “put pressure on” in German?

In German, “put pressure on” is “belasten”.

Which German words are related to “belasten”?

Related words: Mir schien, geirrt, ließ, beseitigen.

Words with similar tags

Mir schien seem to me verb geirrt to be mistaken verb ließ past tense of 'lassen' (to let, allow) verb beseitigen to remove, to eliminate verb verbarg to hide, to conceal verb etwas geschickt nutzen to use something skillfully verb richteten sich focused on, directed towards verb abhielten held back, prevented verb ergab sich surrendered, resulted verb sich stützen to rely on, to lean on verb retten to save, to rescue verb beruhigen to calm, to soothe verb entstehen arise verb sich verhören to mishear verb verschonten to leave someone alone verb jemandem Vorwürfe machen to blame verb

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