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==English==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|en|sco|bauther}}, {{m|sco|bather|t=to bother}}. Origin {{unk|en|nocap=1}}. Perhaps related to {{cog|sco|pother|t=to make a stir or commotion, bustle}}, also of unknown origin. Compare {{cog|en|pother|t=to poke, prod}}, variant of {{m|en|potter|t=to poke}}. More at {{m|en|potter}}. Perhaps related to {{cog|ga|bodhaire|t=noise}}, {{cog|ga|bodhraim|t=to deafen, annoy}}.<ref>Concise Oxford English Dictionary 2011</ref>

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈbɔðə(ɹ)/|a=AU}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈbɒðə(ɹ)/|a=RP}}
* {{enPR|bŏʹ-''th''ər|a=GA}} {{IPA|en|/ˈbɑðɚ/}}
* {{audio|en|en-uk-bother.ogg|a=UK}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɒðə(ɹ)|s=2}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[annoy]], to [[disturb]], to [[irritate]]; to be [[troublesome]] to, to make [[trouble]] for.
#: {{syn|en|annoy|disturb|inconvenience|irritate|put out|vex|Thesaurus:annoy}}
#: {{ux|en|Would it '''bother''' you if I smoked?}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive|or|reflexive}} To feel [[care]] or [[concern]]; to [[burden#Verb|burden]] or [[inconvenience#Verb|inconvenience]] oneself out of concern.
#: {{syn|en|care|mind|Thesaurus:care}}
#: {{ux|en|I never '''bother''' about such trivialities.}}
#: {{ux|en|I wouldn't '''bother''' with an umbrella if I were you.}}
#* {{RQ:James American|page=87|passage=To expand, without '''bothering''' about it—without shiftless timidity on one side, or loquacious eagerness on the other—to the full compass of what he would have called a "pleasant" experience, was Newman's most definite programme of life.}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive|catenative}} To [[take the trouble]], to [[trouble#Verb|trouble oneself]] (to do something).
#: {{syn|en|go to the trouble|take the trouble}}
#: {{ux|en|Why do I even '''bother''' to try?}}
## To do something which is of [[negligible]] [[inconvenience]].
##: {{ux|en|You didn’t even '''bother''' to close the door.}}

====Usage notes====
* In sense 3 this is a [[catenative]] verb that takes the ''to infinitive'' or the ''gerund (-ing)''. See [[Appendix:English catenative verbs]]

====Descendants====
* {{desc|ga|badráil|bor=1|der=1}}
* {{desc|gmw-jdt|boddere|bor=1}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|to annoy, to disturb, to be troublesome to}}
* Afrikaans: {{t|af|pla}}, {{t|af|steur}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|shqetësoj}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|أزْعَجَ}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|խանգարել}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|narahat etmək}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|безпокоя}}, {{t+|bg|дразня}}, {{t+|bg|досаждам}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|molestar}}, {{t|ca|disturbar}}, {{t|ca|perturbar}}
* Cherokee: {{t|chr|ᎠᏕᏯᏙᏗᎭ}}
* Chinese:
*: Dungan: {{t|dng|мафан}}
*: Hokkien: {{t+|nan-hbl|麻煩}}, {{t+|nan-hbl|齪嘈}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|煩擾|tr=fánrǎo}}, {{t+|cmn|麻煩|tr=máfan}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|vadit}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|storen}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|ĝeni}}, {{t|eo|malordigi}}, {{t|eo|perturbi}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|tüütama}}, {{t|et|tülitama}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|häiritä}}, {{t+|fi|vaivata}}, {{t+|fi|kiusata}}, {{t+|fi|haitata}}
* French: {{t+|fr|bâdrer}} {{qualifier|Canada, Louisiane}}, {{t+|fr|déranger}}, {{t+|fr|embêter}}, {{t+|fr|gêner}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|amolar}}, {{t+|gl|aburar}}, {{t+|gl|mornear}}, {{t|gl|gravecer}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|გაღიზიანება|sc=Geor}}
* German: {{t+|de|stören}}, {{t+|de|nerven}}
* Gothic: {{t|got|𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ενοχλώ}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|ἐνοχλῶ}}, {{t|grc|ὀχλέω}}, {{t|grc|σκύλλω}}
* Haitian Creole: {{t|ht|deranje}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|הפריע}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|zavar}}, {{q|of a person, deliberately}} {{t+|hu|zaklat}}, {{t+|hu|alkalmatlankodik}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|ergja}}, {{t|is|angra}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|kiusata}}, {{t|izh|rangata}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|cuir isteach ar}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|disturbare}}, {{t+|it|infastidire}}
* Japanese: {{t-needed|ja}}
* Khmer: {{t-needed|km}}
* Ladin: {{t|lld|dé mpaz}}, {{t|lld|sciaché}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|traucēt}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|пре́чи}}, {{t|mk|возне́мири|pf}}, {{t|mk|вознеми́рува|impf}}, {{t|mk|до́саѓа}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|whakapōnānā}}, {{t|mi|whakararuraru}}, {{t|mi|whakahōhā}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|forstyrre}}, {{t+|no|plage}}, {{t+|no|bry}}, {{t+|no|irritere}}
* Oromo: {{t|om|rakkisuu}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|niepokoić}}, {{t+|pl|naprzykrzać się}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|incomodar}}, {{t+|pt|chatear}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|deranja}}, {{t+|ro|incomoda}}, {{t+|ro|necăji}}, {{t+|ro|supăra}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|беспоко́ить}}
* Sanskrit: {{t|sa|बाधति}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|sàraich}}, {{t|gd|buair}}, {{t|gd|cuir dragh air}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t+|sh|smetati}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|nadlegováti}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|molestar}}, {{t+|es|agobiar}}, {{t+|es|brear}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|störa}}
* Tamil: {{t+|ta|படுத்து}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|รบกวน}}, {{t+|th|กวน}}, {{t|th|กวนใจ}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|rahatsız etmek}}, {{t+|tr|canını sıkmak}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|турбува́ти}}
* Uzbek: {{t|uz|bezovta qilmoq}}
* Venetan: {{t|vec|dar fastidio}}, {{t|vec|ronper}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|quấy rầy}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|to feel care or concern}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|беспоко́иться|impf}}, {{t+|ru|трево́житься|impf}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|molestarse en}}, {{t|es|tomarse la molestia de}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|турбува́тися|impf}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|to take the trouble, to trouble oneself to do something}}
* Arabic:
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{t|arz|كلف|tr=kallif}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|費事|tr=fèishì}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|moeite doen}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|vaevuma}}, {{t|et|vaeva nägema}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|jaksaa}}, {{t+|fi|vaivautua}}, {{t+|fi|viitsiä}}, {{t+|fi|huvittaa}}
* French: {{t+|fr|bâdrer}} {{q|Quebec}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|טרח}}, {{t|he|הטריח את עצמו}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|veszi a fáradságot}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|disturbarsi}}, {{t|it|prendersi la briga}}, {{t+|it|preoccuparsi}}
* Malay: {{t-needed|ms}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|whakatōwenewene}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|gidde}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|dar-se ao trabalho}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|molestarse en}}, {{t|es|tomarse la molestia de}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|ก่อกวน}}
* Venetan: {{t|vec|preocuparse}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|to do something which is of negligible inconvenience}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|vaevuma}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|viitsiä}}, {{t+|fi|jaksaa}}
* French: {{t+|fr|daigner}}, {{t+|fr|se donner la peine}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|טרח}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|veszi a fáradságot}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|preoccuparsi}}, {{t+|it|disturbarsi}}, {{t|it|prendersi la briga}}, {{t|it|degnarsi}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|gidde}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|dar-se ao trabalho}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|утруждать себя}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|molestarse en}}, {{t|es|tomarse la molestia de}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|bry sig om}}, {{t+|sv|idas}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|trafferthu}}, {{t|cy|ymdrafferthu}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# [[fuss|Fuss]], [[ado]].
#: {{syn|en|Thesaurus:commotion}}
#: {{ux|en|There was a bit of '''bother''' at the hairdresser's when they couldn't find my appointment in the book.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|author=Monty Munford|title=What’s the point of carrying a mobile phone nowadays?|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-topics/11351591/Whats-the-point-of-carrying-a-mobile-phone-nowadays.html|work=w:The Daily Telegraph|date=18 January 2015|passage=It was a 15-minute return trip to walk back home to pick up my device, but I weighed it up and decided that it wasn’t worth the '''bother'''.}}
# [[trouble|Trouble]], [[inconvenience]].
#: {{syn|en|Thesaurus:nuisance}}
#: {{ux|en|Yes, I can do that for you—it’s no '''bother'''.}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|fuss, ado}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|shqetësim|m}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|мәшәҡәт}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|грижи|p}}, {{t+|bg|безпокойство}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|鬧騰|tr=nàoténg}}
* Danish: {{t|da|mas}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|hälinä}}, {{t+|fi|mekkala}}
* German: {{t+|de|Umstände|m-p}}, {{t+|de|Schwierigkeiten|f-p}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|nyaggatás}}, {{t+|hu|alkalmatlankodás}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vesen|n}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|stró|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|confusione|f}}, {{t+|it|trambusto|m}}, {{t+|it|agitazione|f}}
* Kabuverdianu: {{t|kea|ingisu}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|гри́жи|p}}, {{t|mk|беспо́којство|n}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|kluss}}, {{t+|no|bry}}, {{t|no|mas}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|agitație|f}}, {{t+|ro|îngrijorare|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|escándalo|n}}, {{t+|es|alboroto|n}}, {{t+|es|tumulto|n}}, {{t+|es|jaleo|n}}, {{t+|es|quilombo|n}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|хвилюва́тися}}, {{t|uk|турбува́тися}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|trouble, inconvenience}}
* Afrikaans: {{t|af|moeite}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|shqetësim}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|мәшәҡәт}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|неприятности|p}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|麻煩|tr=máfán}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|moeite}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|ĝenaĵo}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|tülin}}, {{t|et|nuhtlus}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vaiva}}, {{t+|fi|häiriö}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|შეწუხება}}, {{t|ka|მობეზრება}}, {{t|ka|თავის მოწყენა}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|טרחה|f|tr=t'irkha|sc=Hebr}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|gond}}, {{t+|hu|fáradság}}, {{t+|hu|vesződség}}, {{t+|hu|kellemetlenség}}, {{t+|hu|baj}}, {{t+|hu|nyűg}}, {{t+|hu|bosszúság}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vesen|n}}, {{t+|is|mál|n}}, {{t+|is|vandamál|n}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|fastidio|m}}, {{t+|it|incomodo|m}}, {{t+|it|seccatura|f}}, {{t+|it|problema|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|邪魔|tr=jama|sc=Jpan}}
* Kabuverdianu: {{t|kea|ingisu}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|неприја́тности|p}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Onjenieech|n}}, {{t|pdt|Ploag|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|kłopot|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|incômodo|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|deranj|n}}, {{t+|ro|incomodare|f}}
* Santali: {{t|sat|ᱚᱡᱚᱨ}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|besvär|n}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|турбо́ти}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Interjection===
{{en-interj|head=bother!}}

# {{n-g|A mild expression of annoyance.}}
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1908|author=w:Kenneth Grahame|title=w:The Wind in the Willows|publisher=Wordsworth Classics|location=London|year_published=1993|page=11|passage=[H]e suddenly flung down his brush on the floor, said "'''Bother'''!" and "Oh blow!" and also "Hang spring-cleaning!" and bolted out of the house without even waiting to put on his coat.}}
#* '''1926''', A A Milne, ''Winnie the Pooh'', Methuen & Co., Ltd., Chapter 2 ''...in which Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place'':
#*: "Oh, help!" said Pooh. "I'd better go back."
#*: "Oh, '''bother'''!" said Pooh. "I shall have to go on."
#*: "I can't do either!" said Pooh. "Oh, help and '''bother'''!"

====Synonyms====
* [[botheration]], {{l|en|blast}}, {{l|en|dang}} (''US''), [[darn]], [[drat]], [[phooey]], [[fiddlesticks]]

====Translations====
{{trans-top|mild expression of annoyance/irritation}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|يَزْعَجْ}}, {{t|ar|يُضَايِقْ}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|verdorie}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|aĉ}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[voi]] [[sentään]]!}}
* French: {{t+|fr|zut}}!, {{t+|fr|mince}}
* German: {{t+|de|verdammt}}, {{t+|de|Mist|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|teringettét}}, {{t|hu|az ördögbe}}, {{t|hu|a csudába}}, {{t+|hu|a fenébe}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|porcaria!}}, {{t+|pt|droga!}}, {{t+|pt|credo!|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|joroba}}, {{t+|es|rayos}}, {{t+|es|caramba}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Derived terms===
{{der3|en
|bebother
|be bothered
|botheration
|bothered
|bothersome
|father-bother merger
|not a bother on someone
|spot of bother|[[botherance]]|[[botherer]]|[[botherless]]|[[botherment]]
}}

===References===
<references/>

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=behort|Hobert|boreth}}

{{cln|en|control verbs}}
{{C|en|Emotions}}

==Fingallian==

===Etymology===
{{der+|gmw-fin|ga|bodhar}}, {{m|ga|bodhraim|t=to deafen, annoy}}.

===Verb===
{{head|gmw-fin|verb}}

# to [[annoy]] with sound, to [[deafen]]

===References===
* {{R:O'Neill 1947|page=264}}