matter

matter
I
n.
affair

1) to pursue, take up a matter

2) to arrange; clear up, settle, straighten out; complicate; simplify matters

3) to give a matter (attention, thought) (we have given this matter considerable thought)

4) to not mince matters (she never minces matters) ('she always speaks candidly')

5) an important, pressing, serious; petty, trifling matter

6) no easy; laughing matter (it's no easy matter to find a house in this city = it's no easy matter finding a house in this city; being accused of assault is no laughing matter)

7) matters came to a head

8) a matter of (a matter of grave importance)

9) in matters of (in matters of finance)

10) (misc.) as a matter of fact ('really'); to take matters into one's own hands; the fact of the matter is that...; no matter ('it's not important'); a matter of record (legal); for that matter ('concerning that'); a matter of a few minutes; a matter of personal opinion; a matter of some urgency; a matter of life and death; the crux/heart of the matter

material
substance

11) printed; reading; subject matter

12) gaseous; liquid; organic; solid; vegetable matter

13) gray matter ('brains')

14) the front matter (of a book)

misc.

15) what's the matter with you?

II
v.

1) (D; intr.) to matter to (her financial status doesn't matter to us)

2) (L; to) it doesn't matter (to us) that we are not rich

* * *
['mætə]
a matter of a few minutes
a matter of life and death
a matter of personal opinion: a matter of some urgency
clear up
complicate
organic
pressing
simplify matters
straighten out
take up a matter
the crux/heart of the matter
the fact of the matter is that. . .
to take matters into one's own hands
trifling matter
vegetable matter
for that matter ('concerning that')
no matter ('it's not important')
laughing matter (it's no easy matter to find a house in this city = it's no easy matter finding a house in this city; being accused of assault is no laughing matter)
a matter of record (legal)
('material'] ['substance'] printed
(L; to) it doesn't matter (to us) that we are not rich
['affair'] to pursue
['misc. '] what's the matter with you?
an important
gaseous
no easy
to arrange
matters came to a head
gray matter ('brains')
(misc.) as a matter of fact ('really')
to not mince matters ('she always speaks candidly'; she never minces matters)
a matter of (a matter of grave importance)
(D: intr.) to matter to (her financial status doesn't matter to us)
in matters of (in matters of finance)
the front matter (of a book)
to give a matter (we have given this matter considerable thought; attention, thought)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?
Synonyms:
, , , , , / , , , , / , , / , , , / , / , , / / , , / , , / , , , , / , , , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Matter — • Taking the term in its widest sense, matter signifies that out of which anything is made or composed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Matter     Matter      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • matter — mat·ter n 1: a subject of consideration, disagreement, or litigation: as a: a legal case, dispute, or issue a matter within the court s jurisdiction often used in titles of legal proceedings matter of Doe see also in re b …   Law dictionary

  • Matter — Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • matter — n 1 Matter, substance, material, stuff are comparable when they mean what goes into the makeup or forms the being of a thing whether physical or not. In the relevant sense matter basically denotes that of which all physical objects are made, but… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • matter — ► NOUN 1) physical substance or material in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses mass. 2) an affair or situation under consideration; a topic. 3) (the matter) the reason for a problem. 4) …   English terms dictionary

  • matter — [mat′ər] n. [ME matiere < OFr < L materia, material, stuff, wood (< base of mater, MOTHER1), orig., the growing trunk of a tree] 1. what a thing is made of; constituent substance or material 2. what all (material) things are made of;… …   English World dictionary

  • Matter — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bernhard Matter (1821–1854), Schweizer Krimineller, erwähnt in einem Lied von Mani Matter Franz Matter (1931–1999), Schweizer Schauspieler und Regisseur Herbert Matter (1907–1984), Schweizer Fotograf und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • matter — [n1] substance amount, being, body, constituents, corporeality, corporeity, element, entity, individual, material, materialness, object, phenomenon, physical world, protoplasm, quantity, stuff, substantiality, sum, thing; concepts 407,433,470 Ant …   New thesaurus

  • Matter — Mat ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mattering}.] 1. To be of importance; to import; to signify. [1913 Webster] It matters not how they were called. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Matter — Mat ter, v. t. To regard as important; to take account of; to care for. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He did not matter cold nor hunger. H. Brooke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Matter — Matter, Jacques, geb. 1791 zu Alteckendorf im Elsaß, wurde 1819 Professor der Geschichte in Strasburg, 1821 Gymnasialdirector u. Professor der Geschichte an der dortigen protestantischen Akademie, 1831 Inspector der Akademie u. 1832… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”