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- DictionaryBoth·er/ˈbäT͟Hər/
verb
- 1. take the trouble to do something: "scientists rarely bother with such niceties"
- 2. (of a circumstance or event) worry, disturb, or upset (someone): "is there an issue that bothers you so much you'd campaign against it?"
noun
- 1. effort, worry, or difficulty: "he saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech"
noun. something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying: Doing the laundry every week can be a terrible bother. effort, work, or worry: Gardening takes more bother than it's worth. a worried or perplexed state: Don't get into such a bother about small matters. someone or something that bothers or annoys:
[transitive] to annoy, worry or upset somebody; to cause somebody trouble or pain. bother somebody The thing that bothers me is… That sprained ankle is still bothering her (= hurting). She has been bothered by a leg injury. ‘I'm sorry he was so rude to you.’ ‘It doesn't bother me.’.
verb. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself. “Don't bother, please”. synonyms: inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneself. see more. noun. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness. “a bit of a bother ”.
3 days ago · Bother means trouble or difficulty. You can also use bother to refer to an activity which causes this, especially when you would prefer not to do it or get involved with it.
to make someone feel worried or upset: Living on my own doesn't bother me at all. bother verb (DO) B2. to make the effort to do something: [ + doing sth ] Don't bother making the bed - I'll do it later. [ + to do sth ] He didn't even bother to call. can't be bothered informal.
1. ( tr) to give annoyance, pain, or trouble to; irritate: his bad leg is bothering him again. 2. ( tr) to trouble (a person) by repeatedly disturbing; pester: stop bothering your father!. 3. ( intr) to take the time or trouble; concern oneself: don't bother to come with me.
noun. /ˈbɒðə (r)/ /ˈbɑːðər/ [uncountable] trouble or difficulty. You seem to have got yourself into a spot of bother. I don't want to put you to any bother (= cause you any trouble). Don't go to the bother of tidying up on my account (= don't make the effort to do it). ‘Thanks for your help!’ ‘It was no bother.’.
