Bother and Try

Bother

Bother verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.

Try and bother are semantically related. in take the trouble topic. In some cases you can use "Try" instead the word "Bother" as a verb or a noun.

Try

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.
Usage example: you're trying my patience

Bother and try are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bother" instead the word "Try" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: tried, trying

How words are described

good good bother good try
small small bother small try
few few bother few try
extra extra bother extra try
Other adjectives: younger.

Common collocations

humanity bother humanity try humanity
people bother people try people
job bother job try job
name bother name try name
Other words: stuff, control, someone, time, again, times, friends.

Both words in one sentence

  • Creator / Morecambe and Wise Neither times did he really bother to try to not move his lips (which was half of the joke).
  • The Juggernaut They don't even bother trying to fight him most of the time and instead just run, since it's pointless to try and outmatch him.
  • As a result, many players don't even bother with dodging, preferring to just brute force attacks and try taking down the enemy before they get knocked out.
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