bother

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Verb 3 Noun 4 Interjection

[change] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /'bɑðɚ/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈbɒðə/
•  Audio (UK)^{help, file}

[change] Verb

Plain form bother

Third-person singular bothers

Past tense bothered

Past participle bothered

Present participle bothering

1. (transitive & intransitive) 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?

2. (transitive) If something bothers someone, it disturbs or worries them.

   Would it bother you if I smoked?

   My tooth has been bothering me lately.

[change] Noun

Singular bother

Plural bothers

1. A trouble or inconvenience.

   I can do it - no bother.

[change] Interjection

Interjection bother

1. You say bother when you are annoyed.

   Oh, bother! Now I'll have to make it again.

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