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Matter

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Noun

1. affair, matter, thing

a vaguely specified concern

Example Sentences:
'several matters to attend to'
'it is none of your affair'
'things are going well'

2. issue, matter, subject, topic

some situation or event that is thought about

Example Sentences:
'he kept drifting off the topic'
'he had been thinking about the subject for several years'
'it is a matter for the police'

3. matter

that which has mass and occupies space

Example Sentences:
'physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it'

4. matter

a problem

Example Sentences:
'is anything the matter?'

5. matter

(used with negation) having consequence

Example Sentences:
'they were friends and it was no matter who won the games'

6. matter

written works (especially in books or magazines)

Example Sentences:
'he always took some reading matter with him on the plane'

Verb

7. count, matter, weigh

have weight; have import, carry weight

Example Sentences:
'It does not matter much'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Matter

see synonyms of matter
noun
1. 
that which makes up something, esp a physical object; material
2. 
substance that occupies space and has mass, as distinguished from substance that is mental, spiritual, etc
3. 
substance of a specified type
vegetable matter
reading matter
4. (sometimes foll by of or for)
thing; affair; concern; question
a matter of taste
several matters to attend to
no laughing matter
5. 
a quantity or amount
a matter of a few pence
6. 
the content of written or verbal material as distinct from its style or form
7. (used with a negative)
importance; consequence
8. philosophy
(in the writings of Aristotle and the Scholastics) that which is itself formless but can receive form and become substance
9. philosophy
(in the Cartesian tradition) one of two basic modes of existence, the other being mind: matter being extended in space as well as time
10. printing
a. 
type set up, either standing or for use
b. 
copy to be set in type
11. 
a secretion or discharge, such as pus
12. law
a. 
something to be proved
b. 
statements or allegations to be considered by a court
13.  for that matter
14.  grey matter
15.  no matter
16.  the matter
verb (intransitive)
17. 
to be of consequence or importance
18. 
to form and discharge pus

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Matter

see synonyms of matter
noun
1. 
what a thing is made of; constituent substance or material
2. 
what all (material) things are made of; whatever occupies space and is perceptible to the senses in some way: in modern physics, matter and energy are regarded as equivalents, mutually convertible according to Einstein's formula, E = mc2 (i.e., energy equals mass multiplied by the square of the velocity of light); in dualistic thinking, matter is regarded as the opposite of mind, spirit, etc.
3. 
any specified sort of substance
coloring matter
4. 
material of thought or expression; what is spoken or written, regarded as distinct from how it is spoken or written; content, as distinguished from manner, style, or form
5. 
an amount or quantity, usually indefinite
a matter of a few days
6. 
a. 
something that is the subject of discussion, concern, action, etc.; thing or affair
business matters
b. 
cause, occasion, or grounds
no matter for jesting
7. 
the body of heroic stories and legends, as contained in a folk epic, regarded as central to a culture or literature
the King Arthur stories make up the matter of Britain
8. 
a. 
an important affair; thing of some moment or significance
b. 
importance; moment; significance
it's of no matter
9. 
an unfavorable state of affairs; trouble; difficulty
with the
something seems to be the matter
10. 
documents, letters, etc. sent, or to be sent, by mail; mail
second-class matter
11. 
a substance discharged by the body; specif., pus
12.  Law
something that is to be proved
13.  Philosophy
that which has yet to take on form; undifferentiated substance of reality or experience
14.  Printing
a. 
written material prepared, or to be prepared, for printing; copy
b. 
copy ready to be printed
verb intransitive
15. 
to be of importance or consequence; have significance
the things that matter to one
16. 
to form and discharge pus; suppurate

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Matter

see synonyms of matter
n.
1. That which occupies space and has mass; physical substance.
2. A type of such substance: organic matter.
3. Discharge or waste, such as pus or feces, from a living organism.
4. Philosophy In Aristotelian and Scholastic use, that which is in itself undifferentiated and formless and which, as the subject of change and development, receives form and becomes substance.
5. The substance of thought or expression as opposed to the manner in which it is stated or conveyed.
6. A subject of concern, feeling, or action: matters of foreign policy; a personal matter. See Synonyms at subject.
7. Trouble or difficulty: What's the matter with your car?
8. An approximated quantity, amount, or extent: The construction will last a matter of years.
9. Something printed or otherwise set down in writing: reading matter.
intr.v. mat·tered, mat·ter·ing, mat·ters
To be of importance: "Love is most nearly itself / When here and now cease to matter" (T.S. Eliot).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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