matter

noun

  1. 1

    that which has mass and occupies space

    physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it

  2. 2

    (used with negation) having consequence

    they were friends and it was no matter who won the games

  3. 3

    a vaguely specified concern

    several matters to attend to

    it is none of your affair

  4. 4

    a problem

    is anything the matter?

  5. 5

    some situation or event that is thought about

    he kept drifting off the topic

    he had been thinking about the subject for several years

  6. 6

    written works (especially in books or magazines)

    he always took some reading matter with him on the plane

verb

  1. 1

    have weight; have import, carry weight

    It does not matter much

Synonyms

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