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Meaning matter meaning

What does matter mean?
Definitions in simple English

matter Noun

— A matter is something that you can talk about or do something about—a topic or a situation. Government must make these changes as a matter of urgency. We can discuss the matter more fully at the meeting. Whether our people should be in the country or not is matter for debate. At the meeting we will have time to talk about new matters arising. They decided on a number of matters related to housing. Try not to do anything to make matters worse. As a matter of principle, we should try to help poor people. It is not a simple matter to stop using gasoline. Care Assistants help them with such matters as toileting, dressing, washing and so on. The truth of the matter is that we do not know how to do it. The questions about the new president are a matter of public concern. Cheating on a test is a serious matter. — Matter is the stuff that everything is made of. Cities are trying to separate organic matter and other garbage. Scientists now think that there is some kind of "dark matter" in space. — You use, "as a matter of fact" to add information that may be surprising. "Have you met anyone interesting over there?" "As a matter of fact, I met a whole bunch of people just this afternoon. — You use "what's the matter" to ask somebody why they are unhappy, or why there is a problem. — You use "for that matter" when you have just thought about something that you are comparing to something else. He wasn't very nice today. For that matter, he's never nice. — If something is only a matter of time, it may not happen now, but it will happen after some time. It's only a matter of days now before I start the new job. — You use "no matter what" to say that even if other things change, a particular thing will not change. I'll be there no matter what. I promise.

matter Verb

— If something doesn't matter, it is not important. "Should I put it up there?" "Oh, it doesn't matter. Put it anywhere." Anyone can play. It doesn't matter if you're seven or 70. It doesn't matter what you do as long as it's fun. Many people don't like me, but that doesn't really matter to me. This should help a lot of people and that's what matters. "Sorry about that!" "Oh, it doesn't matter." It's not your money, so what does it matter?

matter

— noun (= affair, thing) a vaguely specified concern several matters to attend to it is none of your affair things are going well — noun (= topic, subject) some situation or event that is thought about he kept drifting off the topic he had been thinking about the subject for several years it is a matter for the police — verb have weight; have import, carry weight It does not matter much — noun that which has mass and occupies space physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it — noun a problem is anything the matter? — noun (used with negation) having consequence they were friends and it was no matter who won the games — noun written works (especially in books or magazines) he always took some reading matter with him on the plane

Synonyms matter synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as matter?

matter English » English

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Topics matter topics

What do people use matter to talk about?
Grammar General words Thing

Physical, non-physical
Universe, creation World

Substance, matter
Person Body Head

Eye

  • What words refer to the material that collects in the corner of the eyes while sleeping?
    sleep sand matter
Language and thought Communication Say

Talk about a subject
Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Be about, subject
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Certainly, definitely
Universe, creation

Living things
Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Complain
Social behavior Behavior Love

Not care

Conjugation matter conjugation

How do you conjugate matter?

matter · verb

Examples matter examples

How do I use matter in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You have no choice in this matter.
It does not matter to me whether you come or not.
It is a matter of life or death.
Can the matter wait till tomorrow?
I have nothing to do with this matter.
Kelly brought the matter to light.
No matter how capable you are, you're not going to get a promotion.
What is the matter with him?
Size does not matter.
Tom never seems to get upset no matter what Mary does.
It doesn't matter what excuse he gives me, I can't forgive him.
It doesn't matter to me whether you come or not.
Size does matter.
No matter what I do, she says I can do better.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this matter.
Never lose sight of the importance of a beautiful sunrise, or watching your kids sleep, or the smell of rain. It's often the small things that really matter in life.
Since you have nothing to do with this matter, you don't have to worry.
It doesn't matter whether your answer is right or wrong.
It doesn't matter whether you come or not.
Is anything the matter with him?
I can't let the matter drop.
I'll always love you, no matter what happens.
You look pale. What's the matter with you?
How to deal with environmental pollution is a serious matter.
No matter how busy he was while living abroad, he never failed to write home to his parents at least once a week.
We should deal with this matter without delay.
It doesn't matter.
What's the matter?
No matter where you may go, don't forget to write to me.

Movie subtitles

What's the matter?
If you like it, it's good no matter. If you don't like it, I break down.
I'm an outsider no matter where I go.
There it won't matter who's Britannian and who's an Eleven. right?
Whether Zero comes or not tomorrow doesn't matter. that man's defeat is assured.
No matter how hot you get at night, keep your windows closed.
But I allowed my faith to be shaken Oh, what's the matter with me?
No, no, no, it doesn't matter if the stories are true or not!
It doesn't matter now 'cause she's gonna get clit cut off and it's all my fault!
The sad truth of the matter is that Earth-like planets are mere cosmic specks of dust, and, therefore, detecting them is really quite hard.
Wherever there's liquid water - no matter the amount of light, the temperature, the acidity - life thrives.
Well, My Lord, I don't think that this matter requires your personal involvement.
It doesn't matter. Well, when I went to meet you for the bone tomb issue, I had that symptom.
Let's not make this matter bigger.
So it doesn't matter where we are.
Isn't this matter already closed?
It's a French matter.
I never signed that form. - Doesn't matter.
No matter who we are or what rung of The Ladder, we are vulnerable souls, but there's peace in that.
The form doesn't matter, even Doc said that.
Is something the matter?
He doesn't look his age, no matter how you slice it.
It's only a matter of time before we secure him.
And there's the matter of the two bodies.
From in there, you should be able to purge the modules, for that matter, control everything else in the station, too.
He's not going to give up, no matter what, because he doesn't work that way.
And the thing is, it doesn't matter how many times kids get suspended.
It doesn't matter why you did it.
This should be a simple matter for you.
There's one thing nobody can escape from, it don't matter how big a master criminal you are.
It doesn't matter, because Derek thinks it's her.
It doesn't matter who your mom is, she's your mom, and you have one of them.
No matter what, the first successor must be in charge.
But no matter what, they are still South America's best military power.
After this matter, I've only learned one thing. That is, a person like me, simply shouldn't have the extra emotions.
Isn't this the South's matter?
Right now, the most important matter is to deal with Gim Bong Gu as earliest as possible.
It doesn't matter.
Iron it straightly! No matter how much I can pretend not to notice unjust things and just keep going, but I can't just endure this.

News and current affairs

In a matter of hours, more than 3,000 innocent people, mostly Americans, but also people from 115 other countries, had their lives suddenly and violently taken from them.
Reforming our innovation system is not just a matter of economics.
It is, in many cases, a matter of life and death.
According to Mexican and Chilean officials I have discussed the matter with, spending from a stabilization fund is reportedly treated as if the country is borrowing, thus adding to its deficit.
No one should doubt that Kuchma intends to stay in power, no matter what.
Of course, fiscal councils by themselves are not enough, no matter how well designed they are.
We are approaching a point of no return, at which feedback loops will kick in and continue to warm the planet, no matter what we do.
And this is why it doesn't matter whether the relevant events happened 60 years ago (as World War II), 90 years (as in the case of the Armenian genocide) or even 600 years (such as the battle of Kosovo in 1389).
Or, for that matter, why not include the Russian ruble or Indian rupee?
This is not to say that the economic concept of politics is utterly strange to the Chinese - or, for that matter, that the religious notion of politics is unknown in the democratic West.
With the prospect of entry into the EU, national markets matter less.
Neither the Soviet experience in Afghanistan in the 1980's nor NATO's today vindicates the claim that troop numbers are what matter most on the modern battlefield.
The narrow view of the catastrophe's economic impact is that Japan doesn't really matter anymore.
The first is that democracies have, as a matter of historical record, never fought each other.
Reforming our innovation system is not just a matter of economics. It is, in many cases, a matter of life and death.
Of course, it can be argued that China's recent economic trajectory means that it is only a matter of time before the renminbi does become a match for the SDR's incumbents.
Loss of the ancient cedar, pine, fir, and oak forests on the slopes above is another matter.
If she does report the matter to the authorities, the case will almost certainly never be properly investigated, nor the perpetrators ever prosecuted.
And yet there are good reasons to believe that it is just a matter of time before Africa and its peoples experience the ill effects of the global crisis.
Failure to do so, in the view of Goldstone's commission, should result in the Security Council referring the matter to the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

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