bug

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌɡ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/bʌg/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'bug': (bug); 'Bug': (bug; Pol., Russ. bo̅o̅k)


Inflections of 'bug' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
bugs
v 3rd person singular
bugging
v pres p
bugged
v past
bugged
v past p

Collocations for "bug"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bug" in context.

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bug

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. [quit, stop] bugging me
  2. [will, would] you [quit] bugging me?
  3. it [is, keeps] bugging me
  4. beginning to bug me
  5. he was bugging me
  6. what bugs me is
  7. you know what bugs me [about]
  8. bug a [telephone, phone] line
  9. bug [the line, a conversation]
n as adj
  1. bug fixes
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