matter matter /ˈmætɝ/

noun

1. () A vaguely specified concern  ( affair , thing , matter )
   a vaguely specified concern
    Several matters to attend to
   several matters to attend to
    It is none of your affair
   it is none of your affair
    Things are going well
   things are going well
   
2. () Some situation or event that is thought about  ( issue , topic , subject , matter )
   some situation or event that is thought about
    He kept drifting off the topic
   he kept drifting off the topic
    He had been thinking about the subject for several years
   he had been thinking about the subject for several years
    It is a matter for the police
   it is a matter for the police
   
3. () That which has mass and occupies space  ( matter )
   that which has mass and occupies space
    Physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it
   physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it
   
4. () (used with negation) having consequence  ( matter )
   (used with negation) having consequence
    They were friends and it was no matter who won the games
   they were friends and it was no matter who won the games
   
5. () A problem  ( matter )
   a problem
    Is anything the matter?
   is anything the matter?
   
6. Written works (especially in books or magazines)  ( matter )
   written works (especially in books or magazines)
    He always took some reading matter with him on the plane
   he always took some reading matter with him on the plane
   

verb

1. () Have weight; have import, carry weight  ( weigh , count , matter )
   have weight; have import, carry weight
    It does not matter much
   It does not matter much