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 matter matter /ˈmætɝ/

noun

  1. () A vaguely specified concern  ( affair , thing , matter )
    a vaguely specified concern
     Several matters to attend to
    several matters to attend to
     It is none of your affair
    it is none of your affair
     Things are going well
    things are going well
  2. () Some situation or event that is thought about  ( issue , topic , subject , matter )
    some situation or event that is thought about
     He kept drifting off the topic
    he kept drifting off the topic
     He had been thinking about the subject for several years
    he had been thinking about the subject for several years
     It is a matter for the police
    it is a matter for the police
  3. () That which has mass and occupies space  ( matter )
    that which has mass and occupies space
     Physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it
    physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it
  4. () (used with negation) having consequence  ( matter )
    (used with negation) having consequence
     They were friends and it was no matter who won the games
    they were friends and it was no matter who won the games
  5. () A problem  ( matter )
    a problem
     Is anything the matter?
    is anything the matter?
  6. Written works (especially in books or magazines)  ( matter )
    written works (especially in books or magazines)
     He always took some reading matter with him on the plane
    he always took some reading matter with him on the plane

verb

  1. () Have weight; have import, carry weight  ( weigh , count , matter )
    have weight; have import, carry weight
     It does not matter much
    It does not matter much