Meaning Of The Word Bother

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bother
Bother means trouble or difficulty. You can also use bother to refer to an activity which causes this, especially when you would prefer not to do it or get involved with it.
uncountable noun: You use bother to refer to serious trouble, usually when you want to make it sound less serious than it really is.
verb: If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.

bother in American English
to worry or trouble, esp. with petty annoyances; harass, pester, etc.
interjection: (used to express mild irritation)
intransitive verb: to take the trouble; trouble or inconvenience oneself
noun: something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying
transitive verb: to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry

bother in British English
exclamation: an exclamation of slight annoyance
noun: a state of worry, trouble, or confusion
verb: to give annoyance, pain, or trouble to; irritate

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