English to English noun
1 |
a vaguely specified concern | Example:
• several matters to attend to • it is none of your affair • things are going well
source: wordnet30
2 |
some situation or event that is thought about | Example:
• he kept drifting off the topic • he had been thinking about the subject for several years • it is a matter for the police
source: wordnet30
3 |
that which has mass and occupies space | Example:
• physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it
source: wordnet30 Example:
• is anything the matter?
source: wordnet30
5 |
(used with negation) having consequence | Example:
• they were friends and it was no matter who won the games
source: wordnet30
6 |
written works (especially in books or magazines) | Example:
• he always took some reading matter with him on the plane
source: wordnet30
7 |
That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; that into which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the embodiment. | source: webster1913 verb
8 |
have weight; have import, carry weight | Example:
• It does not matter much
source: wordnet30
9 |
To be of importance; to import; to signify. | source: webster1913
10 |
To regard as important; to take account of; to care for. | source: webster1913
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