be bothered

be bothered
(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

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