Meaning
To take up someone time or make them cross when they want to be left alone.
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Word origin
An Irish English word from the 1700s, probably from Irish bodhraim, meaning I deafen.
- Origin
- Irish
- Root
- bodhraim
Grammar
Examples
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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.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 4: bother, smoke, smart and 7 more words.