matter
/ˈmætər/
noun
- A subject, situation, or topic that is being discussed or considered.
- This is a personal matter, so please keep it private.
- The matter of funding will be decided next week.
- We need to discuss an important matter at the meeting.
- Physical substance in general; the material that everything in the universe is made of.
- All matter is made up of tiny atoms.
- Scientists study the properties of matter in physics class.
- Dark matter makes up most of the universe's mass.
- An amount or quantity (used in phrases like 'a matter of minutes').
- The difference in price is a matter of a few dollars.
- The repair will only take a matter of hours.
- It's a matter of seconds before the timer goes off.
- Written or printed material (especially in publishing).
- She reviewed the promotional matter before the campaign launch.
- The textbook contains supplementary matter at the end of each chapter.
- The newspaper printed a story on the front page, along with related reading matter.
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verb
- To be important or have significance.
- What matters most is that everyone is safe.
- Your opinion really matters to me.
- It doesn't matter if we arrive a little late.
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