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bother English

Meaning bother meaning

What does bother mean?
Definitions in simple English

bother Verb

— If you bother to do something, you make an effort to do it. Don't bother with the dishes. I'll do them later. I didn't bother to clean up after he was finished. Did you bother going to the hospital to meet her? Sometimes wonder why I even bother. Nobody even bothered to ask how I was feeling.

bother Noun

— A small trouble or problem. I can do it - no bother. It's not worth the bother. Just leave it there. — A bother is somebody or something that makes trouble for you. I don't want to be a bother, so I'll just go out by myself. It's such a bother, I don't think I'll go.

bother Interjection

— You say bother when you are annoyed. Oh, bother! Now I'll have to make it again.

bother

— verb (= trouble) take the trouble to do something; concern oneself He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday Don't bother, please — verb (= irritate) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves — verb (= trouble, inconvenience) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to Sorry to trouble you, but... — verb make confused or perplexed or puzzled — verb make nervous or agitated The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster — verb intrude or enter uninvited Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers — noun (= infliction) something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer a bit of a bother he's not a friend, he's an infliction — noun (= fuss, trouble) an angry disturbance he didn't want to make a fuss they had labor trouble a spot of bother

Synonyms bother synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as bother?

bother English » English

annoy trouble disturb worry pester irritate harass annoyance vex nuisance inconvenience hassle hinder molest plague nag importune concern irk bug upset torment interrupt incommode difficulty botheration bore badger agitate problem perturb distress discommode anger afflict weary tease prevent pest harrass hamper gravel fuss be worried be anxious stir up rile rag put out provoke

Topics bother topics

What do people use bother to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Worried
Social behavior Behavior Do good to

Meddle
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Indifferent
Social behavior Behavior Love

Not care

Conjugation bother conjugation

How do you conjugate bother?

bother · verb

Examples bother examples

How do I use bother in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I won't bother you.
Don't bother me.
I don't know why I even bother anymore.
I wouldn't let that bother you.
They won't bother you anymore.
Tom wouldn't bother to lie.
Don't bother me about that.
Don't bother us anymore.
Why did you cut down the tree? Did it bother you in some way?
Don't bother me with superfluous details.
Your troubles don't bother me at all.
Sorry to bother you. I have just come to apologize.
I will play Sudoku then instead of continuing to bother you.
Don't bother to call on him.
Don't bother to pick me up at the hotel.
Don't bother to come to my house.
Will it bother you if I turn on the radio?
Please don't bother.
Please don't bother about me.
Don't bother.
Don't bother to call me.
May I bother you for a moment?
Don't bother me with such foolish questions.
Don't bother me with such trifles.
The politician did not bother to apologize for betraying our trust.
Children often bother their parents.
Don't bother yourself about me.
Please don't bother about lunch because I'm not hungry.

Movie subtitles

Wow, they didn't even bother to arrest us.
Well, doesn't bother me and I don't care and it doesn't bother me, also a weird thing to say, and it doesn't bother me.
Sorry to bother you, Mr. J, it's just, uh, o-our dad is missing and we have reason to believe he may have been with you last night, uh.
Should I even bother reading this one?
Don't let her bother you, Rebecca.
Make sure you stay out of bother.
Why bother?
Don't worry, George, nothing he says will bother me.
Just don't bother yourself.
I'm going. Don't bother about me.
Don't bother to explain, this is a simple case for me.
I might bother Miss Eva and even cause her nightmares.
I don't wanna be a bother.
Uh. won't this bother your boyfriend?
If it ever happens again, don't bother about coming back.
I'm afraid i don't bother very much about other people.
You plague, bother, and save, and all of a sudden you're dead.
Now trot along upstairs and don't bother us grownups anymore.
Nothing seems to bother you much, does it?
But women just can't help being a bother.
Don't bother me now! Can't you see that I'm busy?!
Old Barnaby will never bother us again.
Don't let it bother you.
Oh, I. Of course, I quite understand. But I think if you'll listen to me, you'll appreciate why I have to bother you.
Let's not bother about him, and just avoid him.
Don't bother about that kind of person.
Just don't bother yourself. I'll deal with Tom.
Well, this time you won't have to bother.
Say, the smoke bother you?
Police don't bother me none.
DON'T BOTHER ME, LAURENT.
DON'T BOTHER ME.

News and current affairs

When American wealth seemed to be growing year after year as the stock market boomed, this was understandable; individual Americans were becoming richer without savings, so why bother?
In fact, some city dwellers don't even bother with acquiring land or gaining distant help.
Hence there was little pressure for government-sponsored social democracy: Why bother?
He did not even bother to reclaim Hong Kong from the British.
For example, although prosecutors control the relevant courts, they did not bother to secure the necessary court orders for the Yukos raids and arrests.
Yale lets Swensen invest for the very long term, and does not bother him about quarterly performance.
How democratic or undemocratic a regime is usually doesn't bother investors.
In effect, Germany is telling its unskilled not to bother working.
It is because, compared to a decade ago, they are seen as too small and impotent in the face of larger market forces to bother about.
A car owner does not need - or usually want - to bother to find out what exactly goes on under the hood.
Why bother?
On the contrary, the state generally ignores its citizens - it is in no way accountable to the public, nor does it bother to explain what actually goes on inside the Kremlin.
So why should Microsoft bother?
Perhaps he also thought that, well ahead in the polls, he did not have to bother to engage the pesky fellow who imagined replacing him in the White House.
Across Europe, North America, Russia, and the Middle East, these young women are visible to all who bother to look - and have been for decades.
This does not bother the United Kingdom, which has no desire to join the eurozone.
But why bother to continue trying?
For how long will they bother to remain members?
Although these criticisms don't seem to bother the electorate very much, Park's path to victory may yet prove narrower than her supporters expect.
Even in those states where creditors have the legal authority to take other assets or wage income, the personal bankruptcy laws are so restrictive that creditors don't bother to try.
Lenders to banks will not bother worrying about what kinds of gambles and investments financial institutions are making, or whether regulation is effective.

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