bother in English: To take up someone time or make them cross when they want to be left alone. (verb)

Translation

To take up someone time or make them cross when they want to be left alone.

Word origin

An Irish English word from the 1700s, probably from Irish bodhraim, meaning I deafen.

Verb typeregular (bother, bothers, bothered)

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A polite way to start when you stop someone doing something.

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Here "bother" means to make someone feel cross.

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Here it means do not give yourself the extra work.

angry

Feeling very cross because something is wrong or unfair.

worry

To feel unhappy and afraid because you think something bad may happen.

sorry

Feeling sad about something you did wrong or about something bad that happened.

ask

To say a question, or to tell someone you want something.

help

To do something that makes things easier or better for another person.

disturb

To stop someone working, resting or sleeping by making noise or by coming near them.

annoy

To make someone a little angry, especially again and again.

interfere

To get involved in something that is not your business, or to stop something from working well.

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