bebother

动词 v.
/bəˈbɒðə/    /bəˈbɑðɚ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To bring trouble upon. transitive
    — “There is brass for all. Just home, paid off—and find my wife dead—and me saddled with the yowling kid. I’m off to sea again. Don’t see no sport widering here all bebothered with a baby.”
  2. Damn; curse. euphemistic,imperative
    — ‘Confusticate and bebother these dwarves!’ he said aloud.

词形变化

bebothers present,singular,third-person bebothering participle,present bebothered participle,past bebothered past

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Middle English bi-
English be-
English bother
English bebother
From be- (“thoroughly”) + bother.
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