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[ verb ] take the trouble to do something; concern oneself;
Synonyms Examples "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday" "Don't bother, please" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)She said , `` I notice the girl from across the street has n't bothered to phone or visit '' . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)He explained his errand , but without bothering much to make it plausible , for he felt something well_up in him which was the reason why he had fled the army . It was a part so familiar to him that he did not bother to think_about it any_more . (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)And that was why , on the day of the performance , when a carriage from the royal stables called to take him to the palace , he did not bother to shave . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)At their meeting he told her not to bother about `` where '' - he would attend to that . |
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[ verb ] cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations
Examples : "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me" "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" Used in print (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)`` Some guys bothered me '' , Mercer has said . (Jesse W. Grimes and Wesley Allinsmith, "Compuls...)For_instance , the following statement was rated low in compulsivity , `` She 's naturally quite neat about things , but it does n't bother her at_all if her room gets messy . (Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)It especially bothered the older hands . It bothered her that she probably would never know . |
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[ verb ] to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
Synonyms trouble put_out disoblige discommode incommode inconvenience Examples : "Sorry to trouble you, but..." Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)Ed_Donnelly is still bothered by a side injury and will miss his starting turn . (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)Jubal did not hear of Digby 's disappearance when it was announced , and , when he did , while he had a fleeting suspicion , he dismissed it ; if Mike had had_a_finger_in it , he had gotten_away_with it - and what happened to supreme bishops worried Jubal not at_all as_long_as he was n't bothered . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make confused or perplexed or puzzled
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[ verb ] make nervous or agitated;
Examples "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" Related terms |
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[ noun ] an angry disturbance
Examples "he didn't want to make a fuss" "they had labor trouble" "a spot of bother" Related terms |
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[ verb ] intrude or enter uninvited
Examples : "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers" Related terms |
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[ noun ] something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
Examples "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer" "a bit of a bother" "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" |
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