1. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; - Example: "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday" - Example: "Don't bother, please" [syn: trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
inconvenience oneself
v 1: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did
not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't
bother, please" [syn: trouble oneself, trouble,
bother, inconvenience oneself]