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1bother — [bäth′ər] vt. [earlier bodder (in SWIFT Jonathan); prob. Anglo Ir for POTHER] 1. to worry or trouble, esp. with petty annoyances; harass, pester, etc. 2. to bewilder or fluster 3. to cause discomfort to [her sore foot bothers her] 4. to disturb;… …
2bother — ► VERB 1) take the trouble to do. 2) worry, disturb, or upset. 3) (bother with/about) feel concern about or interest in. ► NOUN 1) trouble and fuss. 2) (a bother) a cause of trouble or fuss …
3bother — both|er1 W3S1 [ˈbɔðə US ˈba:ðər] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make an effort)¦ 2¦(worry)¦ 3¦(annoy)¦ 4 somebody can t/couldn t be bothered (to do something) 5¦(cause pain)¦ 6 sorry to bother you 7¦(frighten)¦ 8 not bother yourself/not bother your head 9 bother… …
4bother — both|er1 [ baðər ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive usually in negatives or questions if you do not bother to do something, you do not do it, either because there seems to be no good reason or because it involves too much effort: bother to do something …
5bother — both•er [[t]ˈbɒð ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to give trouble to; annoy; pester: Noise bothers me[/ex] 2) to bewilder; confuse: His inability to get the joke bothered him[/ex] 3) to worry; distress: It bothers us that she is so careless[/ex] 4) to take the… …
6bother — I UK [ˈbɒðə(r)] / US [ˈbɑðər] verb Word forms bother : present tense I/you/we/they bother he/she/it bothers present participle bothering past tense bothered past participle bothered *** 1) [intransitive, usually in negatives or questions] if you… …
7bother — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + BOTHER ▪ have (esp. BrE) ▪ I had a little bother finding your house. ▪ cause, give sb (both esp. BrE) ▪ Your little boy didn t give me any bother …
8bother*/*/ — [ˈbɒðə] verb I 1) if you do not bother to do something, you do not do it because it is not sensible or because you feel lazy It was such a stupid question, I didn t even bother to reply.[/ex] Don t bother inviting Janet.[/ex] Don t bother about… …
9cause — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb/sth that makes sth happen ADJECTIVE ▪ real, root, true, underlying ▪ the root cause of the problem ▪ deeper ▪ …
10bother — I. verb (bothered; bothering) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1728 transitive verb 1. to annoy especially by petty provocation ; irk 2. to intrude upon ; pester 3. to cause to be somewhat anxious or concer …