A2verb · transitive · common

bother

bother · bothers · bothered · bothering

турбувати, турбуватися

беспокоить, беспокоиться, тревожиться, утруждать себя

nerven, stören, Mühe machen, bemühen

To annoy, to disturb, to irritateTo annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.

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UK/ˈbɒðə(ɹ)/US/ˈbɑðɚ/

» I didn't want to bother you.

Я не хотел тебя беспокоить. — marafon

Я не хотел вас беспокоить. — marafon

Я не хотів турбувати. — rmdas

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Meaning

5 senses

(transitive)To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
Would it bother you if I smoked?
To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
(euphemistic, imperative, transitive)Damn; curse.
stören, nerven
беспоко́итьbespokóitʹ
турбува́тиturbuváty
(intransitive, reflexive)To feel care or concern; to burden or inconvenience oneself out of concern.
I never bother about such trivialities.
I wouldn't bother with an umbrella if I were you.
беспоко́итьсяbespokóitʹsja, трево́житьсяtrevóžitʹsja
турбува́тисяturbuvátysja
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
(catenative, intransitive)To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).
Why do I even bother to try?
Mühe machen, bemühen
To take the trouble, to trouble oneself (to do something).
(catenative, intransitive)To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
You didn’t even bother to close the door.
утруждать себяutruždatʹ sebja
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

Examples

1431 sentences

I didn't want to bother you.
Я не хотів турбувати. — rmdas
ruЯ не хотел тебя беспокоить. — marafon
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How could it not bother you?
Як це може вас не турбувати? — deniko
ruКак это может вас не беспокоить? — marafon
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I don't want to bother you.
Я не хочу турбувати. — rmdas
ruЯ не хочу вас беспокоить. — sharptoothed
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I asked him not to bother me.
Я попросив його не турбувати мене. — deniko
ruЯ его попросил не беспокоить меня. — AntonKhorev
deIch bat ihn, mich nicht weiter zu stören. — Trinkschokolade
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I'm sorry to bother you so often.
Вибачте, що турбую Вас так часто. — lingvokrolik
ruПрости, что так часто тебя беспокою. — marafon
deTut mir leid, dass ich dich ständig störe. — Yorwba
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to:

to feel care or concern:

Русский

By meaning 3

to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to:

to feel care or concern:

to do something which is of negligible inconvenience:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to:

to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something:

Origin

Borrowed from Scots bauther, bather (“to bother”). Origin unknown. Perhaps related to Scot

Borrowed from Scots bauther, bather (“to bother”). Origin unknown. Perhaps related to Scots pother (“to make a stir or commotion, bustle”), also of unknown origin. Compare English pother (“to poke, prod”), variant of potter (“to poke”). More at potter. Perhaps related to Irish bodhaire (“noise”), Irish bodhraim (“to deafen, annoy”).

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Forms

bothers, bothering, bothered, bothered

Base form	bother · to bother
3rd person singular	bothers
Present participle	bothering
Past simple	bothered
Past participle	bothered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	bother
he, she, it	bothers

Past simpleLesson

all persons

bothered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have bothered
he, she, it	has bothered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will bother

Synonyms

102 synonyms

annoyA2 disturbA2 irritateB1 bugA2 getA1 devilB2 jazzB1 nerveB2 persecuteC1 provokeC1 stormA2 troubleB1 freakB2 mortifyB2

Close in meaning

take the trouble to do something; concern oneself:trouble oneselftroubleinconvenience oneself
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations:annoy rag get to get at irritate rile nark nettle
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to:trouble put out inconvenience disoblige discommode incommode

Word family

1 related words

Relatedbotheration

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

seem to bother
even bother to
didn't even bother
even bother
want to bother
the noise bothered
sorry to bother
the heat bothered
noise didn't bother
noise bothered
snoring didn't bother
the smell bothered