bother
11bother — 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… …
12bother — 1 verb 1 MAKE AN EFFORT (I, T) to make the effort to do something (+ about/with) BrE: I m too busy to bother about fixing it now. | (not) bother to do sth: Unfortunately he didn t bother to check the exact wording of the contract before he signed …
13bother — 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… …
14bother — {{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 …
15bother — I n. 1) a bother to (he was a bother to everyone) 2) a bother to + inf. (it was no bother to take care of them) 3) (BE) a spot of bother 4) (esp. BE) he had a lot of bother finding our house II v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) to bother about, with (she… …
16bother — [[t]bɒ̱ðə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ bothers, bothering, bothered 1) VERB: with brd neg If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too… …
17bother — 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 …
18bother — 01. Don t [bother] me right now, I m trying to do my homework. 02. We didn t [bother] to report the accident to police because the damage to our car was so small. 03. Doesn t it [bother] you that your roommate never does the vacuuming? 04. My… …
19bother — /bodh euhr/, v.t. 1. to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy. 2. to bewilder; confuse: His inability to understand the joke bothered him. v.i. 3. to take the trouble; trouble or inconvenience oneself: Don… …
20bother*/*/ — [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… …
