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bother | nother |

As a verb bother

is to annoy, to disturb, to irritate.

As a noun bother

is fuss, ado.

As an interjection bother

is a mild expression of annoyance.

As a pronoun nother is

neither or nother can be (obsolete) another.

As an adjective nother is

neither or nother can be different, other.

As an adverb nother is

(label) nor.

bother

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.
    • Would it bother you if I smoked?
  • To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
    • Why do I even bother to try?
  • * Henry James
    • without bothering about it
  • To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
    • You didn't even bother to close the door.

    Synonyms

    * (annoy, disturb ): annoy, disturb, irritate, put out, vex * See also

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive'' or the ''gerund (-ing) . See

    Noun

  • Fuss, ado.
    • There was a bit of bother at the hairdresser's when they couldn't find my appointment in the book.
  • * '>citation
  • Trouble, inconvenience.
    • Yes, I can do that for you - it's no bother .

    Interjection

  • A mild expression of annoyance.
  • * 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

    * blast, dang (US ), darn

    Related terms

    * be bothered * bothered * bothersome English control verbs

    nother

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) . Compare (neither), (nauther).

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • Neither.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Neither.

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • (label) Nor.
  • *, Bk.VII:
  • *:Than the quene seydeshe wyst nat how, nother in what manere.

    • Etymology 2

    Variant of , (m), influenced by re-analysis as a nother .

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (obsolete) Another.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Different, other.
  • * {{quote-web
    • , date=2009-10-01 , year= , first= , last= , author=Automotive Editors , authorlink= , title=Long-Term Test Cars , site=Poplar Mechanics citation , archiveorg= , accessdate=2012-03-14 , passage=Executing it all well, with the feel, look and operation of a real luxury car, is a whole nother ball of wax. }}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=2015 , year_published= , edition= , editor= , author=LT Wolf , title=The World King , chapter= , url= , genre=fiction , publisher= , isbn=978-1-312-37454-6 , page= , passage=He has said elfsheen four nother ways — elfsheen, elfshine, elfshone, elfshyne. }}

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