EGAVE

bother

About 7.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
    Would it bother you if I smoked?
  2. verb Damn; curse.
  3. verb To feel care or concern; to burden or inconvenience oneself out of concern.
    I never bother about such trivialities.
  4. verb To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).
    Why do I even bother to try?
  5. verb To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
    You didn’t even bother to close the door.
  6. noun Fuss, ado.
    There was a bit of bother at the hairdresser's when they couldn't find my appointment in the book.
  7. noun Trouble, inconvenience.
    Yes, I can do that for you—it’s no bother.
  8. interjection A mild expression of annoyance.

Similar words

botheration annoy vex pain in the neck annoyance nuisance hassle irritate pain in the ass trouble

Often followed by

to with me you about him the her us

Word family

bothered bothering bothers

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