bother
21bother — 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… …
22bother — 1. verb /ˈbɒðər,ˈbɔðə(ɹ),ˈbɒðə(ɹ),ˈbɑðɚ/ a) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate. Would it bother you if I smoked? b) To do something at ones own inconvenience. Why do I even bother to try? …
23bother — 1. verb 1) no one bothered her Syn: disturb, trouble, inconvenience, pester, badger, harass, molest, plague; informal hassle, bug; N.English; informal mither; N.Amer.; informal ride 2) …
24bother — 1. verb 1) no one bothered her Syn: disturb, trouble, inconvenience, pester, badger, harass, molest, plague, nag, hound, harry, annoy, upset, irritate, hassle, bug, get in someone s hair …
25bother — v., n., & int. v. 1 tr. a give trouble to; worry, disturb. b refl. (often foll. by about) be anxious or concerned. 2 intr. a (often foll. by about, or to + infin.) worry or trouble oneself (don t bother about that; didn t bother to tell me). b… …
26bother — 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 …
27bother — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nuisance, annoyance; trouble; perplexity, worry. v. t. irritate, pester, worry. See pain, adversity, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Trouble or worry] Syn. vexation, fuss, inconvenience, anxiety;… …
28bother — [18] When the word bother first turns up in English in the first half of the 18th century, it is largely in the writings of Irishmen, such as Thomas Sheridan and Jonathan Swift. This has naturally led to speculation that the word may be of Irish… …
29bother — n British trouble, violence, aggression. A typical example of menacing understatement as it occurs in London working class speech (spanking, seeing to and have a word with (someone) are other examples). The use of bother by police officers and… …
30bother — verb 1》 [with negative] take the trouble to do something: he didn t bother to ask why. 2》 worry, disturb, or upset (someone). ↘[usu. with negative] feel concern about or interest in. noun trouble; fuss. ↘a cause of trouble or fuss.… …
