Bother can be categorized as a noun, a verb, an adjective and an interjection.
Adjective |
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| both - (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two; "both girls are pretty" | ||
Verb |
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| bother - make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" | ||
| bother - make confused or perplexed or puzzled | ||
| bother - intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers" | ||
| bother - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" | ||
| bother - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." | ||
| bother - take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" | ||
Noun |
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| bother - Fuss, ado. | ||
| bother - Trouble, inconvenience. |
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| 1. | verb | Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers. | |
| 2. | verb | Don't bother, please. | |
| 3. | verb | Whie I don't subscribe to the notion that the things we watch or listen to have no effect on our behavior (which I think is patently rediculous), it does bother me when people single out a specific group of people to pin the blame on. | |
| 4. | verb | All the guys at work are saying I shouldn't bother having it fixed I should just buy a new one. | |
| 5. | verb | i wouldn't bother with yoga i'd practice more with riding and fixing my problem, ride bareback, with no irons, theres also a way to ride on your knees? | |
| 6. | verb | ya i really wouldn't bother with the yoga. | |
| 7. | verb | BAD COFFEE, DONT BOTHER! | |
| 8. | verb | If you have been to the London Aquarium I would not even bother with this. | |
| 9. | verb | I'm very frustrated at this point- it would take all of 10 min for them to come by and replace the one board that is cracked (the crack is deep enough to stick a penny in it and it goes clear through) yet they do not want to take the time to bother with what once WAS a happy customer and has now become a dissatisfied customer. | |
| 10. | verb | I will play Sudoku then instead of continuing to bother you. | |
| 11. | verb | Don't bother to call on him. | |
| 12. | verb | Don't bother to call me. | |
| 13. | verb | Do not bother to come to my home. | |
| 14. | verb | Don't bother to pick me up at the hotel. | |
| 15. | verb | Don't bother to come to my house. | |
| 16. | adj. | Both girls are pretty. |
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| verb | |
| Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers. |
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| Don't bother, please. |
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| Whie I don't subscribe to the notion that the things we watch or listen to have no effect on our behavior (which I think is patently rediculous), it does bother me when people single out a specific group of people to pin the blame on. |
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| All the guys at work are saying I shouldn't bother having it fixed I should just buy a new one. |
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| i wouldn't bother with yoga i'd practice more with riding and fixing my problem, ride bareback, with no irons, theres also a way to ride on your knees? |
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| ya i really wouldn't bother with the yoga. |
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| BAD COFFEE, DONT BOTHER! |
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| If you have been to the London Aquarium I would not even bother with this. |
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| I'm very frustrated at this point- it would take all of 10 min for them to come by and replace the one board that is cracked (the crack is deep enough to stick a penny in it and it goes clear through) yet they do not want to take the time to bother with what once WAS a happy customer and has now become a dissatisfied customer. |
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| I will play Sudoku then instead of continuing to bother you. | |
| Don't bother to call on him. | |
| Don't bother to call me. | |
| Do not bother to come to my home. | |
| Don't bother to pick me up at the hotel. | |
| Don't bother to come to my house. | |
| adj. | |
| Both girls are pretty. |
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