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Definition: Meaning of, bother in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbɒðə /

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bother bothered bothered
Present Participle Third Person Singular
bothering bothers
  1. make an effort [intransitive,transitive usually in questions and negatives] to make the effort to do something
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  2. worry [intransitive and transitive] to make someone feel slightly worried, upset, or concerned
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  3. annoy [intransitive and transitive] to annoy someone, especially by interrupting them when they are trying to do something
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  4. somebody can't/couldn't be bothered (to do something) especially British English used to say that you do not want to make the effort to do something, or that you are not interested in doing something
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  5. cause pain [transitive] if a part of your body bothers you, it is slightly painful or uncomfortable
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  6. sorry to bother you spoken used as a very polite way of interrupting someone when you want their attention
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  7. frighten [transitive] to upset or frighten someone by talking to them when they do not want to talk to you, trying to hurt them, touch them sexually etc
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  8. not bother yourself/not bother your head to not spend time or effort on something, either because it is not important or because it is too difficult
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  9. bother it/them etc British English spoken old-fashioned used to express a sudden feeling of annoyance about something
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  1. [uncountable] especially British English trouble or difficulty that has been caused by small problems and that usually only continues for a short time [=  trouble]
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  2. a bother especially British English a person or job that slightly annoys you by causing trouble or problems
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[British English] [informal]
  1. used when you are slightly annoyed
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