Meaning & Definition of Matter in English

1. A vaguely specified concern

• "Several matters to attend to"

• "It is none of your affair"

• "Things are going well"

2. Some situation or event that is thought about

• "He kept drifting off the topic"

• "He had been thinking about the subject for several years"

• "It is a matter for the police"

3. That which has mass and occupies space

• "Physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"

4. A problem

• "Is anything the matter?"

5. (used with negation) having consequence

• "They were friends and it was no matter who won the games"

6. Written works (especially in books or magazines)

• "He always took some reading matter with him on the plane"

1. Have weight

• Have import, carry weight

• "It does not matter much"