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(preceded by can or be able to) To have the enthusiasm (to do something). Typically used in the negative.
I cant be bothered to clean the house today.
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bothered — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ get ▪ He never got too bothered about the mess. ADVERB ▪ … Collocations dictionary
bothered — both|ered [ˈbɔðəd US ˈba:ðərd] adj [not before noun] 1.) worried or upset bothered about ▪ He doesn t seem too bothered about the things that are written about him in the papers. bothered that ▪ No one else seemed bothered that Grandfather wasn t … Dictionary of contemporary English
bothered — See: HOT AND BOTHERED … Dictionary of American idioms
bothered — See: HOT AND BOTHERED … Dictionary of American idioms
Bothered — Bother Both er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bothered} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bothering}.] [Cf. Ir. buaidhirt trouble, buaidhrim I vex.] To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See {Pother}. [1913 Webster] Note: The imperative is sometimes used as an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bothered — adjective Caused to show discomposure See Also: bother, be bothered, disturbed … Wiktionary
bothered — See: hot and bothered … Словарь американских идиом
bothered — Synonyms and related words: abashed, abroad, adrift, afflicted, aggravated, agitated, all overish, angry, annoyed, anxious, anxioused up, apprehensive, astray, at sea, balled up, beset, bewildered, browned off, bugged, burnt up, cast down, chafed … Moby Thesaurus
bothered — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. harassed, vexed, annoyed, troubled, irked, chagrined, agitated, disturbed, disconcerted, disquieted, bugged*, exercised*; see also troubled 1 … English dictionary for students
bothered — adj. annoyed, irritated both·er || bɒðə n. effort; nuisance v. annoy, harass; make an effort; worry, be concerned … English contemporary dictionary
bothered him — annoyed him, irritated him … English contemporary dictionary
