matter (n.)

  1. a vaguely specified concern; several matters to attend to; it is none of your affair; things are going well

    [ Syn: affair , thing ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: topic , subject , issue ]

  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'

    matter (v.)

  1. have weight; have import, carry weight; It does not matter much

    [ Syn: count , weigh ]

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