1. (

• matter ,
• affair ,
• thing ,

) a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" ;

2. (

• topic ,
• subject ,
• issue ,
• matter

) 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. (

• matter

) that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it" ;

4. (

• matter ,

) a problem; "is anything the matter?" ;

5. (

• matter

) (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games" ;

6. (

• matter

) written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" ;

1. (

• count ,
• matter ,
• weigh ,

) have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much" ;