[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trouble.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / trouble

[← T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/T/)

# trouble

«trouble» in Mova's school dictionary: **Problems, difficulty or worry: «I had trouble with my…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (trouble — mostly uncountable; troubles); verb (trouble, troubles, troubled, troubling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Problems, difficulty or worry: «I had trouble with my homework». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/#m1)

2) A situation where you might be told off or punished: «You'll be in trouble». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/#m2)

3) A situation of danger: a ship in trouble. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/#m3)

4) Effort or bother: «It's no trouble». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/#m4)

5) Verb: to worry someone or to bother them: «Sorry to trouble you». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In stories: trouble is the problem in the middle of the plot. In everyday life and safety: if you are in trouble (lost, hurt, frightened), find a trusted adult or call for help; a swimmer in trouble waves an arm. In feelings: telling an adult is not «getting someone into trouble» if it keeps people safe. Phrases: in trouble, get into trouble, have trouble with, the trouble is, no trouble, troublemaker, cause trouble.

### examples

- I'm having trouble with this sum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/#x1)
- You'll get into trouble if you're late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/#x2)
- The swimmer was in trouble, so the lifeguard helped. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/#x3)
- It's no trouble — I'm happy to help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/#x4)
- The trouble is, I lost the key. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/#x5)
- Sorry to trouble you, but where is the station? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/#x6)
- If you're in trouble, call 999 in the UK or 911 in the USA. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/#x7)
- Telling an adult about bullying is not snitching — it stops the trouble. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/#x8)
- But why should that trouble you? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/#x9)

### note

Mostly uncountable: «a lot of trouble», not «troubles» in most uses. «Have trouble doing» (have trouble sleeping). Say «TRUB-ul». «Troublesome» = causing problems.

### In the corpora

- [None of this means the family is in trouble.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills/6/)
- [Later he can't stop thinking about it, and he isn't sure if he's in trouble.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident/5/)
- ["You're not in trouble, possum.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/7/)
- [Parents may ring other parents after a sleepover; this is to keep all the children safe, not to get anyone in trouble.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/19/)
- [You will not be in trouble for telling.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/16-secrets-scams-telling/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «trouble» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trouble/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.