take the trouble

verb

To make the effort (to do something); to bother.

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Meanings

verbtake the trouble (third-person singular simple present takes the trouble, present participle taking the trouble, simple past took the trouble, past participle taken the trouble)

present singular third person takes the trouble · participle present taking the trouble · past took the trouble · participle past taken the trouble · alternative take trouble

  1. To make the effort (to do something); to bother.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bothergo to the troubletake pains

Translations

Finnish nähdä vaivaa
  • nähdä vaivaamake the effort
Italian prendersi la briga
  • prendersi la brigamake the effort
Polish starać się, postarać się
  • starać sięmake the effort
  • postarać sięmake the effort
  • strudzić sięmake the effort
Spanish molestarse
  • molestarsemake the effort
Turkish zahmet etmek
  • zahmet etmekmake the effort
Cite this entry
APA

take the trouble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20trouble

MLA

“take the trouble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20trouble. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take the trouble,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20trouble.

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