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matter

/ˈmætɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Matter means: some situation or event that is thought about.

Synonyms for matter12

noun, as in some situation or event that is thought about

topic, subject, issue

noun, as in a vaguely specified concern

affair, thing

verb, as in have weight; have import, carry weight

count, weigh

also used for matter

material, stuff, substance, hyle, signify

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What does matter mean?7

noun

1

some situation or event that is thought about“he kept drifting off the topic”

2

a vaguely specified concern“several matters to attend to”

3

that which has mass and occupies space“physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it”

4

a problem“is anything the matter?”

5

(used with negation) having consequence“they were friends and it was no matter who won the games”

6

written works (especially in books or magazines)“he always took some reading matter with him on the plane”

verb

1

have weight; have import, carry weight“It does not matter much”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with matter?8

two syllables

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Matter in a sentence

  • No matter what happens, you must not give up.CK
  • In the matter of food and clothing, we are pretty well off.CK
  • Since you have nothing to do with this matter, you don't have to worry.Swift
  • To make matter worse, the traffic was bad.CM
  • As a matter of course, he is quite right.sans
  • As a matter of course, she passed the examination.orcrist
  • No matter how rich he may be, he is never contented.CK
  • No matter what you say, he still won't do it.Zifre

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of matter

as a noun

plural
matters

as a verb

past tense
mattered
present participle
mattering
third-person singular
matters
past participle
mattered