to inconvenience oneself
- phrasal verb
:
incomodarse
- Please don't inconvenience yourself on my account; I can manage.
Examples
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He inconvenienced himself by staying late at the office to finish the project.
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She never inconveniences herself to help others unless absolutely necessary.
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He inconvenienced himself by helping his friend move to a new apartment on a rainy day.
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Please don't inconvenience yourself just to attend a meeting; I can provide the updates later.
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She inconvenienced herself by waking up early to prepare a surprise breakfast for her family.
Synonyms
∞
2.4
To make the effort to do something that is not necessary
38
3.5
To make the effort to do something, often when inconvenient
8
5.6
To make an extra effort to do something when it is not necessary
How Troublesome
37
3.9
26
4.1
- Informal
53
3.5
∞
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to make an effort that causes trouble or discomfort to oneself' is directly compositional from 'inconvenience' (to cause trouble) plus the reflexive 'oneself' (referring back to the subject), yielding 'cause trouble to oneself.' This follows a regular English reflexive verb pattern that is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Inconvenience oneself gives the picture of a person making life harder for oneself by going out of their way, for example carrying a heavy bag or staying late to help. That's why it means 'to take the trouble' or 'to cause yourself discomfort' to do something for someone else.