Matter

noun

'mætər

Noun

a vaguely specified concern
“several matters to attend to”
Similar:Affair Thing
Type of:Concern
some situation or event that is thought about
“it is a matter for the police”
Similar:Issue Subject Topic
Type of:Content
a problem
“is anything the matter?”
Type of:TroubleProblem
that which has mass and occupies space
“physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it”
(used with negation) having consequence
“they were friends and it was no matter who won the games”
Type of:ImportConsequenceMoment
written works (especially in books or magazines)
“he always took some reading matter with him on the plane”
Type of:Writing

have weight; have import, carry weight
“It does not matter much”
Similar:Count Weigh
Type of:Be