Dictionary definition · matter
noun
- a vaguely specified concern"several matters to attend to"
- some situation or event that is thought about"he kept drifting off the topic"
- that which has mass and occupies space"physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
- a problem"is anything the matter?"
- (used with negation) having consequence"they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
- written works (especially in books or magazines)"he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
verb
- have weight; have import, carry weight"It does not matter much"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).