Definition: 1. An angry disturbance. 2. Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness. 3. Take the trouble to do something; concern oneself. 4. Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. 5. To cause inconvenience or discomfort to. 6. Intrude or enter uninvited. 7. Make nervous or agitated.
Use 'bother' in a sentence:
1. Sorry to bother you , but there's a call for you on line two.
2. Let me know if he bothers you again.
3. Start with phrases such as, "I'm sorry to bother you, but."
4. Oh, bother him! He's never around when you need him.
5. The courts take too long and going to the police is a bother.
6. Don't bother. I'll ask Vicky to check it when she leaves.
7. It bothers me to think of her alone in that big house.
8. I was so uninterested in the result that I didn't even bother to look at it.
9. I don't want to bother her with my problems at the moment.
10. Ordinarily, she wouldn't have bothered arguing with him.
11. Sorry to bother you, but could I speak to you for a moment?
12. They ran out of drink. Which actually didn't bother me because I wasn't drinking.
13. 'Where shall we eat?''I'm not bothered.'.
14. 'Shall I wait?''No, don't bother'.
15. I don't know why I bother! Nobody ever listens!
16. I don't want to put you to any bother.
17. I can't be bothered making a hot meal ─ it's too much like hard work.
18. I should really do some work this weekend but I can't be bothered.
19. She did not bother to keep up with the news.
20. Sorry to bother you, but there's a call for you on line two.
21. "I'll put the key in the window."—"You needn't bother," he said gruffly.
22. He failed his exams and didn't bother about the resits.
23. I'm terribly sorry to bother you at this hour.
24. Don't bother your father tonight ─ he's got a lot on his mind.
25. He didn't even bother to let me know he was coming.
26. I can't be bothered to make up my face.
27. It's really only the hard core that bother to go to meetings.
28. I wouldn't want to cause such important people as yourselves any bother.
29. I hope I haven't been a bother.
30. Don't bother your father tonight—he's got a lot on his mind.
31. I can't bother him with my little affairs.
32. At first, this didn't bother her.
33. Bother! I've left my wallet at home.
34. It's really only the hard core that bother(s) to go to meetings.
35. I'm not bothered about the cost ─ you're the one who's making an issue of it.
36. You don't sound too bothered about it.
37. Does it bother you that she earns more than you?
38. Lots of people don't bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days.
39. Nothing I do makes any difference anyway, so why bother?
40. You seem to have got yourself into a spot of bother.
41. Why bother to write? We'll see him tomorrow.
42. I don't know why you bother with that crowd.
43. 'Shall I wait?' 'No, don't bother'.
44. Only about half of the electorate bothered to vote.
45. I usually buy sliced bread – it's less bother.
46. All this has happened because you couldn't be bothered to give me the message.
47. Stop bothering me when I'm working.
48. The soldiers did not bother to moderate their coarse humour in her presence.
49. It's not worth bothering with an umbrella ─ the car's just outside.
50. Call them and save yourself the bother of going round.
51. Why bother asking if you're not really interested?
