be bothered
be bothered verb: to have the enthusiasm (to do something).
Verb
be bothered (third-person singular simple present is bothered, present participle being bothered, simple past was bothered, past participle been bothered)
- To have the enthusiasm (to do something).
- I can't be bothered to clean the house today.
- He can't be bothered drying all those dishes.
Examples of be bothered in a sentence
- So, you see, magick is not an easy short-cut to achieving something because you can't be bothered to get it any other way.1991, Raymond Buckland, Scottish Witchcraft: The History and Magick of the Picts, Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 81:
- I don't need it, and I can't be bothered unless it's going to be useful.1992, Victoria Branden, In Defence of Plain English: The Decline and Fall of Literacy in Canada, Dundurn, →ISBN, page 88:
Forms of be bothered
| third-person singular present | is bothered |
|---|---|
| present participle | being bothered |
| past | was bothered |
| past participle | been bothered |
Questions about be bothered
- What does be bothered mean?
- Be bothered means to have the enthusiasm (to do something).
- How do you use be bothered in a sentence?
- So, you see, magick is not an easy short-cut to achieving something because you can't be bothered to get it any other way.
- What part of speech is be bothered?
- Be bothered is a verb.
- What is the past tense of be bothered?
- The past tense of be bothered is was bothered.
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