bother Who acts: I, something, it, He, mild fashioned word, you · What happens: bother, be, interrupt, not bother, read, worry · To what, where: someone, them, me, you, something, hands · Speech: someone speaks here
«bother» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: bother in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To bother someone is to annoy them or interrupt them: «Don't bother me while I'm reading.».
The tree, 18 words mark advcl obj cop mark obj cc conj obj punct punct aux advmod parataxis obj mark nsubj aux advcl punct punct punct root To PART bother VERB someone PRON is AUX to PART annoy VERB them PRON or CCONJ interrupt VERB them PRON : PUNCT « PUNCT Do AUX n't PART bother VERB me PRON while SCONJ I PRON 'm AUX reading VERB . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 bother mark 2 bother bother VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 annoy advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 bother obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 annoy cop 5 to to PART _ 6 annoy mark 6 annoy annoy VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 annoy obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 interrupt cc 9 interrupt interrupt VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 annoy conj 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 interrupt obj 11 : : PUNCT _ 15 bother punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 15 bother punct 13 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 15 bother aux 14 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 15 bother advmod 15 bother bother VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 annoy parataxis 16 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 15 bother obj 17 while while SCONJ _ 20 reading mark 18 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 20 reading nsubj 19 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 reading aux 20 reading read VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 bother advcl 21 . . PUNCT _ 15 bother punct 22 » » PUNCT _ 15 bother punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 annoy punct
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1 bother to-infinitive someone vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer 2 is present annoy property tree rules 3 interrupt infinitive them = they tree rules 4 not bother in a quote infinitive · do-support me vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus i=Experiencer 5 read in a quote present · progressive I vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 If something bothers you, it worries or upsets you.
mark nsubj advcl obj punct nsubj cc conj obj punct root If SCONJ something PRON bothers VERB you PRON , PUNCT it PRON worries VERB or CCONJ upsets VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 bothers mark 2 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 bothers nsubj 3 bothers bother VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 worries advcl 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 bothers obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 3 bothers punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 worries nsubj 7 worries worry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 upsets cc 9 upsets upset VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 worries conj 10 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 upsets obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 worries punct
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1 bother a condition, not said to happen present something you vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer 2 worry present it vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus 3 upset present you vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer
Meaning 3 To bother (to do something) is to make the effort: «He didn't bother to wash his hands.».
The tree, 18 words mark advcl punct mark ccomp obj punct cop mark det obj punct punct nsubj aux advmod parataxis mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct punct punct root To PART bother VERB ( PUNCT to PART do VERB something PRON ) PUNCT is AUX to PART make VERB the DET effort NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT He PRON did AUX n't PART bother VERB to PART wash VERB his PRON hands NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 bother mark 2 bother bother VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 make advcl 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 do punct 4 to to PART _ 5 do mark 5 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 bother ccomp 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 do obj 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 do punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 make cop 9 to to PART _ 10 make mark 10 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 effort det 12 effort effort NOUN Number=Sing 10 make obj 13 : : PUNCT _ 18 bother punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 18 bother punct 15 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 bother nsubj 16 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 bother aux 17 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 18 bother advmod 18 bother bother VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 make parataxis 19 to to PART _ 20 wash mark 20 wash wash VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 bother xcomp 21 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 hands nmod:poss 22 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 20 wash obj 23 . . PUNCT _ 18 bother punct 24 » » PUNCT _ 18 bother punct 25 . . PUNCT _ 10 make punct
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1 bother to-infinitive tree rules 2 do to-infinitive something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 3 is present make property tree rules 4 not bother in a quote past · do-support He tree rules 5 not wash in a quote to-infinitive He not said here his hands vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
Meaning 4 Bother is trouble or effort: «It's no bother.».
compound cop cc conj punct punct expl cop det appos punct punct punct root Bother NOUN is AUX trouble NOUN or CCONJ effort NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT It PRON 's AUX no DET bother NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bother bother NOUN Number=Sing 3 trouble compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 trouble cop 3 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 effort cc 5 effort effort NOUN Number=Sing 3 trouble conj 6 : : PUNCT _ 11 bother punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 11 bother punct 8 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 bother expl 9 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 bother cop 10 no no DET PronType=Neg 11 bother det 11 bother bother NOUN Number=Sing 3 trouble appos 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 bother punct 13 » » PUNCT _ 11 bother punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 trouble punct
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1 is a present Bother trouble or effort tree rules 2 is a in a quote present no bother tree rules
Meaning 5 «Bother!» is a mild old-fashioned word said when something goes wrong.
The tree, 12 words punct parataxis punct punct cop det amod amod punct amod nsubj mark nsubj ccomp xcomp punct root « PUNCT Bother VERB ! PUNCT » PUNCT is AUX a DET mild ADJ old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ word NOUN said VERB when SCONJ something PRON goes VERB wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Bother punct 2 Bother bother VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 11 word parataxis 3 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Bother punct 4 » » PUNCT _ 2 Bother punct 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 word cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 word det 7 mild mild ADJ Degree=Pos 11 word amod 8 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 10 fashioned amod 9 - - PUNCT _ 8 old punct 10 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos 11 word amod 11 word word NOUN Number=Sing 12 said nsubj 12 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 13 when when SCONJ _ 15 goes mark 14 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 goes nsubj 15 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 said ccomp 16 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 15 goes xcomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 12 said punct
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1 bother in a quote infinitive vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 is a present a mild fashioned word tree rules 3 say speech: assert past a mild fashioned word vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 go present something wrong property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Sorry to bother you, but where is the library?
mark advcl obj punct cc advmod cop det conj punct root Sorry ADJ to PART bother VERB you PRON , PUNCT but CCONJ where ADV is AUX the DET library NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 to to PART _ 3 bother mark 3 bother bother VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Sorry advcl 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 bother obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 library punct 6 but but CCONJ _ 10 library cc 7 where where ADV PronType=Rel 10 library advmod 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 library cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 library det 10 library library NOUN Number=Sing 1 Sorry conj 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 Sorry punct
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1 bother to-infinitive you vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer 2 is a present the library tree rules
Example 2 Please don't bother the dog while it's eating.
discourse aux advmod det obj mark nsubj aux advcl punct root Please INTJ do AUX n't PART bother VERB the DET dog NOUN while SCONJ it PRON 's AUX eating VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 4 bother discourse 2 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 bother aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 bother advmod 4 bother bother VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 dog det 6 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 bother obj 7 while while SCONJ _ 10 eating mark 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 eating nsubj 9 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 eating aux 10 eating eat VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 bother advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 bother punct
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1 not bother imperative · do-support you not said here the dog vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus dog=Experiencer 2 eat present · progressive dog vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 What's bothering you? You look sad.
Sentence 1: What's bothering you?
nsubj aux obj punct root What PRON 's AUX bothering VERB you PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 bothering nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 bothering aux 3 bothering bother VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 bothering obj 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 bothering punct
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1 bother present · progressive you vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer
Sentence 2: You look sad.
nsubj xcomp punct root You PRON look VERB sad ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 look nsubj 2 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 2 look xcomp 4 . . PUNCT _ 2 look punct
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1 look present You sad property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 The noise didn't bother me.
det nsubj aux advmod obj punct root The DET noise NOUN did AUX n't PART bother VERB me PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 noise det 2 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 5 bother nsubj 3 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 bother aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 bother advmod 5 bother bother VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 bother obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 bother punct
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1 not bother past · do-support the noise me vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus i=Experiencer
Example 5 He didn't even bother to say thank you.
nsubj aux advmod advmod mark xcomp ccomp obj punct root He PRON did AUX n't PART even ADV bother VERB to PART say VERB thank VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 bother nsubj 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 bother aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 bother advmod 4 even even ADV _ 5 bother advmod 5 bother bother VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 to to PART _ 7 say mark 7 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 bother xcomp 8 thank thank VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 say ccomp 9 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 thank obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 bother punct
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1 not bother past · do-support He tree rules 2 not say speech: assert to-infinitive He not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 thank speech: thank infinitive you vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
Example 6 «Thanks for helping!» «It's no bother.»
Sentence 1: «Thanks for helping!»
punct mark acl punct punct root « PUNCT Thanks NOUN for SCONJ helping VERB ! PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Thanks punct 2 Thanks thanks NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 for for SCONJ _ 4 helping mark 4 helping help VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 Thanks acl 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Thanks punct 6 » » PUNCT _ 2 Thanks punct
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1 help in a quote gerund Thanks not said here vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
Sentence 2: «It's no bother.»
punct expl cop det punct punct root « PUNCT It PRON 's AUX no DET bother NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 bother punct 2 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 bother expl 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 bother cop 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 bother det 5 bother bother NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 bother punct 7 » » PUNCT _ 5 bother punct
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1 is a in a quote present no bother tree rules
Example 7 I can't be bothered to tidy my room.
nsubj aux advmod aux:pass mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root I PRON ca AUX n't PART be AUX bothered VERB to PART tidy VERB my PRON room NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 bothered nsubj 2 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 bothered aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 bothered advmod 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 bothered aux:pass 5 bothered bother VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 to to PART _ 7 tidy mark 7 tidy tidy VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 bothered xcomp 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 room nmod:poss 9 room room NOUN Number=Sing 7 tidy obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 bothered punct
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1 not bother can · passive I tree rules 2 not tidy to-infinitive my room tree rules
Example 8 Oh, bother! I forgot my lunchbox.
Sentence 1: Oh, bother!
discourse punct punct root Oh INTJ , PUNCT bother VERB ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oh oh INTJ _ 3 bother discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Oh punct 3 bother bother VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 bother punct
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1 bother imperative you not said here vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Sentence 2: I forgot my lunchbox.
nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root I PRON forgot VERB my PRON lunchbox NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 forgot nsubj 2 forgot forget VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 lunchbox nmod:poss 4 lunchbox lunchbox NOUN Number=Sing 2 forgot obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 forgot punct
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1 forget past I my lunchbox tree rules
Example 9 "Do not bother me," said the potter.
punct aux advmod ccomp obj punct punct det obj punct root " PUNCT Do AUX not PART bother VERB me PRON , PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB the DET potter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 bother punct 2 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 bother aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 bother advmod 4 bother bother VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 said ccomp 5 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 bother obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 4 bother punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 4 bother punct 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 potter det 10 potter potter NOUN Number=Sing 8 said obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
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1 not bother in a quote infinitive · do-support the potter = potter vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus i=Experiencer 2 say speech: assert past the potter vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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