Bother (song)
WordNet
noun
(1) Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
"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"
(2) An angry disturbance
"He didn't want to make a fuss"
"They had labor trouble"
"A spot of bother"
verb
(3) 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"
(4) Make confused or perplexed or puzzled
(5) Make nervous or agitated
"The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
(6) Intrude or enter uninvited
"Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"
(7) Take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
"He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"
"Don't bother, please"
(8) To cause inconvenience or discomfort to
"Sorry to trouble you, but..."
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.
- Would it bother you if I smoked?
- To do something at one's own inconvenience.
- Why do I even bother to try?
- To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
- You didn't even bother to close the door.
Synonyms
- (annoy, disturb): annoy, disturb, irritate, put out, vex
- See also Wikisaurus:annoy
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Noun
- Fuss, ado.
- There was a bit of bother at the hairdresser's when they couldn't find my appointment in the book.
- Trouble, inconvenience.
- Yes, I can do that for you - it's no bother.
Interjection
- A mild expression of annoyance.
- 1926, A A M
- 1926, A A M
ilne, Winnie the Pooh, Methuen & Co., Ltd., Chapter 2 ...in which Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place:
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- "Oh, help!" said Pooh. "I'd better go back."
- "Oh, bother!" said Pooh. "I shall have to go on."
- "I can't do either!" said Pooh. "Oh, help and bother!"
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