Matter Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Matter

Meaning 1 : a vaguely specified concern

    Example : several matters to attend to

    Synonyms : affair,  thing
Meaning 2 : have weight; have import, carry weight

    Example : It does not matter much

    Synonyms : count,  weigh
Meaning 3 : some situation or event that is thought about

    Example : it is a matter for the police

    Synonyms : issue,  subject,  topic
Meaning 4 : a problem

    Example : is anything the matter?

Meaning 5 : that which has mass and occupies space

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

Meaning 6 : (used with negation) having consequence

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

Meaning 7 : written works (especially in books or magazines)

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