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Latest revision as of 23:38, 8 August 2013 English[edit] Etymology[edit] From Scots bauther, bather ("to bother"). Origin unknown. Perhaps related to Scots pother ("to make a stir or commotion, bustle"), also of unknown origin. Perhaps related to Irish bodhaire (noise), bodhraim (to deafen, annoy.) {Concise Oxford English Dictionary 2011} Pronunciation[edit] bother (third-person singular simple present bothers, present participle bothering, simple past and past participle bothered) - (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.
- Would it bother you if I smoked?
- (intransitive) To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
- Why do I even bother to try?
- Henry James
- without bothering about it
- (intransitive) To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
- You didn't even bother to close the door.
Synonyms[edit] Usage notes[edit] Translations[edit] to annoy, disturb | | | - Icelandic: ergja (is) , angra (is)
- Italian: disturbare (it) , infastidire (it)
- Maori: whakapōnānā (mi)
- Norwegian: forstyrre (no) , plage (no) , bry (no) , irritere (no)
- Polish: niepokoić (pl) , naprzykrzać się (pl)
- Portuguese: incomodar (pt)
- Romanian: deranja (ro) , incomoda (ro) , necăji (ro) , supăra (ro)
- Russian: беспокоить (ru) (bespokoitʹ)
- Scottish Gaelic: sàraich (gd) , buair (gd) , cuir dragh air (gd)
- Slovene: nadlegováti (sl)
- Spanish: molestar (es) , agobiar (es)
- Turkish: rahatsız etmek (tr) , canını sıkmak (tr)
- Uzbek: bezovta qilmoq (uz)
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to do something which is of negligible inconvenience bother (countable and uncountable; plural bothers) - 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.
Translations[edit] Interjection[edit] bother! - A mild expression of annoyance.
- 1926, A A Milne, Winnie the Pooh, Methuen & Co., Ltd., Chapter 2 ...in which Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place:
- "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!"
Synonyms[edit] Translations[edit] mild expression of annoyance Related terms[edit] 
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