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1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) (pe) el/ea, îl, o, -l, -o2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.)4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)•- its- itself
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bother — ► VERB 1) take the trouble to do. 2) worry, disturb, or upset. 3) (bother with/about) feel concern about or interest in. ► NOUN 1) trouble and fuss. 2) (a bother) a cause of trouble or fuss … English terms dictionary
bother — 1 verb 1 MAKE AN EFFORT (I, T) to make the effort to do something (+ about/with) BrE: I m too busy to bother about fixing it now. | (not) bother to do sth: Unfortunately he didn t bother to check the exact wording of the contract before he signed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bother — both|er1 W3S1 [ˈbɔðə US ˈba:ðər] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make an effort)¦ 2¦(worry)¦ 3¦(annoy)¦ 4 somebody can t/couldn t be bothered (to do something) 5¦(cause pain)¦ 6 sorry to bother you 7¦(frighten)¦ 8 not bother yourself/not bother your head 9 bother… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bother — I n. 1) a bother to (he was a bother to everyone) 2) a bother to + inf. (it was no bother to take care of them) 3) (BE) a spot of bother 4) (esp. BE) he had a lot of bother finding our house II v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) to bother about, with (she… … Combinatory dictionary
bother — [n] trouble, inconvenience ado, aggravation, annoyance, anxiety, bellyache*, botheration, bustle, care, concern, difficulty, distress, drag*, exasperation, flurry, fuss, headache*, irritant, irritation, molestation, nudge, nuisance, pain, pain in … New thesaurus
bother one's head about — To trouble oneself about • • • Main Entry: ↑bother … Useful english dictionary
Bother — Both er, v. i. To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome. [1913 Webster] Without bothering about it. H. James. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bother — [[t]bɒ̱ðə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ bothers, bothering, bothered 1) VERB: with brd neg 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… … English dictionary
bother — I UK [ˈbɒðə(r)] / US [ˈbɑðər] verb Word forms bother : present tense I/you/we/they bother he/she/it bothers present participle bothering past tense bothered past participle bothered *** 1) [intransitive, usually in negatives or questions] if you… … English dictionary
bother*/*/ — [ˈbɒðə] verb I 1) if you do not bother to do something, you do not do it because it is not sensible or because you feel lazy It was such a stupid question, I didn t even bother to reply.[/ex] Don t bother inviting Janet.[/ex] Don t bother about… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bother — both|er1 [ baðər ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive usually in negatives or questions if you do not bother to do something, you do not do it, either because there seems to be no good reason or because it involves too much effort: bother to do something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
