verb
I don't mean to trouble you with my problems, but I have no one else to turn to
Vincent keeps troubling me for advice on starting a new business
I'll trouble you to turn off the light when you leave the room
He never troubled to find out if his family was safe
noun
Her trouble began when her ex-husband stopped paying for child support. How can someone so insignificant cause so much trouble?
Ever since she lost her job, she's been a trouble to her family
The trouble began when workers refused to allow management to hire replacements
With her trouble she ought to see a doctor
in trouble
They will be in terrible trouble if the bank forecloses on the mortgage
Most of the girls who are in trouble are teenagers