bother
IPA: bˈɑðɝ
noun
- Fuss, ado.
- Trouble, inconvenience.
verb
- (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
- (intransitive or reflexive) To feel care or concern; to burden or inconvenience oneself out of concern.
- (intransitive, catenative) To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).
- To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
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Examples of "bother" in Sentences
- I didn’t want to bother you while you were studying
- It doesn’t bother me if we change plans at the last minute
- Please don’t bother the cat; she’s sleeping peacefully
- He doesn’t want to bother anyone with his problems
- It would bother me if you left without saying goodbye
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