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  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 constituent elements of conception; that into which a
        notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the
        embodiment.
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              He is the matter of virtue.           --B. Jonson.
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     2. That of which the sensible universe and all existent
        bodies are composed; anything which has extension,
        occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body;
        substance.
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     Note: Matter is usually divided by philosophical writers into
           three kinds or classes: solid, liquid, and gaseous.
           Solid substances are those whose parts firmly cohere
           and resist impression, as wood or stone. Liquids have
           free motion among their parts, and easily yield to
           impression, as water and wine. Gaseous substances are
           elastic fluids, called vapors and gases, as air and
           oxygen gas.
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     3. That with regard to, or about which, anything takes place
        or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or treated;
        subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling,
        complaint, legal action, or the like; theme. ``If the
        matter should be tried by duel.'' --Bacon.
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              Son of God, Savior of men! Thy name
              Shall be the copious matter of my song. --Milton.
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              Every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but
              every small matter they shall judge.  --Ex. xviii.
                                                    22.
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     4. That which one has to treat, or with which one has to do;
        concern; affair; business.
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              To help the matter, the alchemists call in many
              vanities out of astrology.            --Bacon.
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              Some young female seems to have carried matters so
              far, that she is ripe for asking advice.
                                                    --Spectator.
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     5. Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence;
        importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly in the
        phrases what matter? no matter, and the like.
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              A prophet some, and some a poet, cry;
              No matter which, so neither of them lie. --Dryden.
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     6. Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything
        disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble.
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              And this is the matter why interpreters upon that
              passage in Hosea will not consent it to be a true
              story, that the prophet took a harlot to wife.
                                                    --Milton.
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     7. Amount; quantity; portion; space; -- often indefinite.
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              Away he goes, . . . a matter of seven miles. --L'
                                                    Estrange.
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              I have thoughts to tarry a small matter. --Congreve.
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              No small matter of British forces were commanded
              over sea the year before.             --Milton.
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     8. Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which
        is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess;
        pus; purulent substance.
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     9. (Metaph.) That which is permanent, or is supposed to be
        given, and in or upon which changes are effected by
        psychological or physical processes and relations; --
        opposed to form. --Mansel.
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     10. (Print.) Written manuscript, or anything to be set in
         type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or
         which has been used, in printing.
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     Dead matter (Print.), type which has been used, or which is
        not to be used, in printing, and is ready for
        distribution.
  
     Live matter (Print.), type set up, but not yet printed
        from.
  
     Matter in bar, Matter of fact. See under Bar, and
        Fact.
  
     Matter of record, anything recorded.
  
     Upon the matter, or Upon the whole matter, considering
        the whole; taking all things into view; all things
        considered.
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              Waller, with Sir William Balfour, exceeded in horse,
              but were, upon the whole matter, equal in foot.
                                                    --Clarendon.
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  Matter \Mat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mattered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Mattering.]
     1. To be of importance; to import; to signify.
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              It matters not how they were called.  --Locke.
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     2. To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate. [R.]
        ``Each slight sore mattereth.'' --Sir P. Sidney.
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  Matter \Mat"ter\, v. t.
     To regard as important; to take account of; to care for.
     [Obs.]
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           He did not matter cold nor hunger.       --H. Brooke.
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  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 constituent elements of conception; that into which a
        notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the
        embodiment.
  
              He is the matter of virtue.           --B. Jonson.
  
     2. That of which the sensible universe and all existent
        bodies are composed; anything which has extension,
        occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body;
        substance.
  
     Note: Matter is usually divided by philosophical writers into
           three kinds or classes: solid, liquid, and a["e]riform.
           Solid substances are those whose parts firmly cohere
           and resist impression, as wood or stone. Liquids have
           free motion among their parts, and easily yield to
           impression, as water and wine. A["e]riform substances
           are elastic fluids, called vapors and gases, as air and
           oxygen gas.
  
     3. That with regard to, or about which, anything takes place
        or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or treated;
        subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling,
        complaint, legal action, or the like; theme. ``If the
        matter should be tried by duel.'' --Bacon.
  
              Son of God, Savior of men ! Thy name Shall be the
              copious matter of my song.            --Milton.
  
              Every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but
              every small matter they shall judge.  --Ex. xviii.
                                                    22.
  
     4. That which one has to treat, or with which one has to do;
        concern; affair; business.
  
              To help the matter, the alchemists call in many
              vanities out of astrology.            --Bacon.
  
              Some young female seems to have carried matters so
              far, that she is ripe for asking advice.
                                                    --Spectator.
  
     5. Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence;
        importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly in the
        phrases what matter ? no matter, and the like.
  
              A prophet some, and some a poet, cry; No matter
              which, so neither of them lie.        --Dryden.
  
     6. Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything
        disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble.
  
              And this is the matter why interpreters upon that
              passage in Hosea will not consent it to be a true
              story, that the prophet took a harlot to wife.
                                                    --Milton.

  Matter \Mat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mattered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Mattering.]
     1. To be of importance; to import; to signify.
  
              It matters not how they were called.  --Locke.
  
     2. To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate. [R.]
        ``Each slight sore mattereth.'' --Sir P. Sidney.

  Matter \Mat"ter\, v. t.
     To regard as important; to take account of; to care for.
     [Obs.]
  
           He did not matter cold nor hunger.       --H. Brooke.

  matter
       n 1: that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the
            smallest indivisible unit of matter" [syn: substance]
       2: a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to";
          "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" [syn:
           affair, thing]
       3: 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" [syn: topic, subject, issue]
       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"
       v : have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter
           much" [syn: count, weigh]

  matter
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 ύλη
     2 ζήτημα, θέμα, λόγος ανησυχίας
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (''στο γ' πρόσωπο'') νοιάζει, πειράζω

  matter
     German a.
     1 (comparative of de matt)
     2 (de-adj form of: matt)
     Middle French alt.
     to checkmate
     Middle French vb.
     to checkmate
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb matte  indef p) (Etymology 1)

  Matter
     n.
     (surname: en).

  matter
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) material#Noun; substance#Noun.
     2 # (lb en physics) The basic structural component of the universe,
  usually having mass and volume.
     3 # (lb en physics) Matter made up of normal particles, not
  antiparticles.
     4 # A kind of substance.
     5 # (1: printed) material, especially in books or magazines.
     6 # (lb en philosophy) Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject
  to change and development; formlessness. ''Matter'' receives (m en
  form), and becomes (m en substance).
     7 An affair, condition#Noun, or subject#Noun, especially one of
  concern#Noun or (''especially when preceded by'' '''the''') one that is
  problematic.
     8 An approximate amount or extent.
     9 (lb en obsolete) (1: essence); pith; embodiment.
     10 (lb en obsolete) (The) inducing cause or reason, especially of
  anything disagreeable or distressing.
     11 (lb en dated medicine) (1: pus).
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive stative) To be important. (from 16th c.)

  Matter
     n.
     (surname: en).

  matter
     German a.
     1 (comparative of de matt)
     2 (de-adj form of: matt)
     Middle French alt.
     to checkmate
     Middle French vb.
     to checkmate
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb matte  indef p) (Etymology 1)

  Matter
     n.
     (surname: en).

  matter
     German a.
     1 (comparative of de matt)
     2 (de-adj form of: matt)
     Middle French alt.
     to checkmate
     Middle French vb.
     to checkmate
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb matte  indef p) (Etymology 1)

  Matter
     n.
     (surname: en).

  matter
     Englanti n.
     1 asia
     2 aineisto
     3 aine, materia
     Englanti vb.
     merkitä, olla merkitystä

  matter
     Tyska a.
     (böjning de adj matt)

  matter /mˈatə/
  affêre, affêring, ding, saak

  Matter /mˈatə/
  أمر

  matter //ˈmætə// //ˈmætɚ// /[-ɾɚ]/ 
  1. мате́рия, материя
  basic structural component of the universe
  2. вещество
  kind of substance

  matter //ˈmætə// //ˈmætɚ// /[-ɾɚ]/ 
  имам значение
  to be important

  matter /mˈatə/ 
  záležitost

  matter /mˈatə/ 
  hnisat

  matter /mˈatə/ 
  hnis

  matter /mˈatə/
  záležet na

  matter /mˈatə/ 
  hmota

  matter /mˈatə/
  vadit

  matter /mˈatə/ 
  mater 

  matter /mˈatə/ 
  von Bedeutung sein, von Wichtigkeit sein, von Belang sein, wichtig sein 
        "It doesn't matter."  - Es macht nichts.
   see: mattering, mattered
  

  matter /mˈatə/
  Chose  [ugs.]
     Synonyms: stuff, thing
  

  matter /mˈatə/
  Eiter  [med.]
     Synonym: pus
  

  matter /mˈatə/
  Gegenstand , Material 

  matter /mˈatə/
  Material , Bestandteile  [phys.]  [chem.]
   see: matters, volatile matter
  

  matter /mˈatə/
  Materie  [phys.]
        "living and dead matter"  - lebende und tote Materie, belebte und unbelebte Materie
        "animate and inanimate matter"  - lebende und tote Materie, belebte und unbelebte Materie
   see: dark matter, strange matter, strangelet
  

  matter /mˈatə/
  Sache , Angelegenheit , Ding 
        "the matter itself"  - die Sache an sich
        "root of the matter"  - Kern der Sache
        "as matters stand"  - nach dem Stand der Dinge, wie die Dinge liegen
        "matter of mutual interest"  - Angelegenheit von gemeinsamem Interesse
        "a matter of relative importance"  - eine Angelegenheit von ziemlicher Bedeutung
        "a delicate matter"  - eine brenzlige Angelegenheit
        "go into the matter"  - der Sache nachgehen
        "The terms are a matter for the Court to fix."  - Es ist Sache des Gerichts, die Bedingungen festzulegen.
   see: the point is, the thing itself, the situation itself, as it is, a square deal, arrange matters, get your affairs in order, get your affairs sorted out, settle your business, make common cause with sb., connive with sb., do a good job, acquit yourself well, come to the point, get to the point, cut to the chase, come straight to the point, cut right to the chase, get down to brass tacks, get down to the nitty-gritty, send things flying, It is for the Court to fix the terms.
  

  matter /mˈatə/
  
  υπόθεση, ύλη, νοιάζομαι, θέμα, ουσία

  matter //ˈmætə// //ˈmætɚ// /[-ɾɚ]/ 
  1. aihe
  cause
  2. aine 2.
  kind of substance
   3.
  basic structural component of the universe
   4.
  neurology: nerve tissue type
  3. aine, materia
  non-antimatter matter
  4. hätä, ongelma, pulma
  reason for concern
  5. tilanne
  situation, condition, subject or affair

  matter //ˈmætə// //ˈmætɚ// /[-ɾɚ]/ 
  haitata, merkitä, olla merkitystä
  to be important

  matter /mætər/
  1. affaire, chose
  2. cas
  3. matière
  4. substance

  matter /mˈatə/ 
  1. विषय
        "I don't discuss private matters with my collegues."
  2. द्रव्य

  matter /mˈatə/
  događaj, gradivo, građa, lišen mašte, mariti, materija, nevolja, nije važno, pitanje, predmet, prozaičan, stvar, suhoparan, uzrok, važiti, važnost, značiti

  matter /mˈatə/
  1. anyag
  2. szedés
  3. ügy
  4. dolog
  5. genny
  6. kézirat
  7. váladék
  8. baj
  9. kérdés
  10. szedendô anyag
  11. téma
  12. tartalom
  13. tárgy
  14. lényeg

  matter /mˈatə/
  1. affare, faccenda
  2. caso
  3. materia

  matter //ˈmætə// //ˈmætɚ// /[-ɾɚ]/ 
  1. 物質 2.
  basic structural component of the universe
   3.
  non-antimatter matter
   4.
  kind of substance
  2. 事
  situation, condition, subject or affair

  matter //ˈmætə// //ˈmætɚ// /[-ɾɚ]/ 
  重要である
  to be important

  matter /mætər/
  1. causa, res
  2. casus
  3. materia

  matter /mætər/
  1. medžiaga, materija
  2. dalykas, klausimas
     See also: affair
  
     See also: thing
  

  matter /mætər/
  1. aangelegenheid, affaire, ding, zaak
  2. geval
  3. materie, stof, zelfstandigheid
  4. goedje, spul, substantie

  matter /ˈmætə/
  I.   1.  sprawa
   2.  [termin]  materia, substancja
   3.  [med]  ropa
  II.   1.  mieć znaczenie, liczyć się (to sb - dla kogoś)
   2.  reading matter (:reading :matter)
   - literatura, piśmiennictwo
   3.  printed matter (:printed :matter)
   - druk
   4.  *is anything/what is* the matter? ([:is :anything | :what :is] :the :matter)
   - czy coś się dzieje?
   5.  sth does not matter (DE NEG :matter)
   - nieważne
   6.  as a matter of (:as :a :matter :of)
   - w sprawie, jeśli chodzi o
   7.  for that matter (:for :that :matter)
   - jeśli o to chodzi

  matter /mætər/
  1. assunto, caso, causa, negócio, questão, matéria
  2. substância, coisa

  matter /mætər/
  дело

  matter /mætər/
  1. asunto, particular
  2. caso
  3. materia

  matter /mætər/
  ствар

  matter //ˈmætə// //ˈmætɚ// /[-ɾɚ]/ 
  1. materia 2.
  basic structural component of the universe
   3.
  non-antimatter matter
   4.
  neurology: nerve tissue type
  2. stoff, materia
  kind of substance
  3. angelägenhet, fråga, ärende
  reason for concern

  matter //ˈmætə// //ˈmætɚ// /[-ɾɚ]/ 
  spela roll
  to be important

  matter /mˈatə/ 
  
  jambo

  matter /mˈatə/
  1. özdek, madde, cevher, cisim
  2. konu, iş, husus, mesele
  3. vesile
  4. fark, önem
  5. öz
  6. yaklaşık miktar
  7. cerahat, irin
  8. (fels.) özdek
  9. posta maddesi
  10. (matb.) baskıya hazır hurufat
  11. (matb.) dizilecek metin, müsvedde
  12. (man.) bir önermenin kapsadığı husus
  13. şikâyet veya pişmanlık sebebi. a matter of two dollars iki dolar meselesi. as a matter of course tabii olarak, işin tabii gidişine göre. as a matter of fact işin doğrusu, hakikatte. for that matter ona gelince
  14. hatta. in the matter of konusunda, hususunda. It' no laughing matter işin şakası yok şakaya gelmez .No matter Önemi yok Mühim değil Zararı yok. no matter how difficult ne kadar güç olursa olsun printed matter basma, matbua. reading matter okunacak şey. What' the matter? Ne var? Ne oldu?

  matter /mˈatə/
  1. ehemmiyeti olmak, önemi olmak, önem taşımak, bir şey ifade etmek
  2. cerahatlenmek. What does it matter? Ne önemi var? Ne olur ki?

  
/ˈmatɐ/

  
/ˈmætɝ/

  MATTER. Some substantial or essential thing, opposed to form; facts. 
  
  

  MATTER, IMPERTINENT, Equity pleading. That which is altogether irrelevant to 
  the case, that does not appertain or belong to it; id est, qui ad rem non 
  pertinet. 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 4163. See Impertinent. 
  
  

  MATTER, SCANDALOUS, equity pleading. A false and malicious statement of 
  facts, not relevant to the cause. But nothing which is positively relevant, 
  however harsh or gross the charge may be, can be considered scandalous. 4 
  Bouv. Inst. n. 4163. 
       2. A bill cannot by the general practice, be referred for impertinence 
  after the defendant has answered, or submitted to answer, but it may be 
  referred for scandal at any time, and even upon the application of a 
  stranger to the suit, for he has the right to prevent the records of the 
  court from being made the vehicle of spreading slanders against himself. Id. 
  n. 41f 64. 
  
  

  326 Moby Thesaurus words for "matter":
     activities, activity, ado, affair, affairs, air, ambition, amount,
     amount to something, amplitude, annoyance, anxiety, argument,
     article, aspect, aspiration, atom, atomic particles, atoms,
     autograph, bag, basis, be featured, be prominent, be somebody,
     be something, being, besetment, body, bother, brainchild,
     brute matter, building block, bulk, burden, business, calling,
     can of worms, carry weight, case, cause, chapter, chemical element,
     chyle, circumstance, colostrum, commerce, complication, component,
     composed matter, composition, computer printout, concern,
     concernment, condition, consequence, consideration, constituent,
     content, context, copy, core, count, cut ice, cut some ice, datum,
     dead matter, detail, difficulty, dilemma, disadvantage, discharge,
     distillate, distillation, document, doing, draft, earth,
     edited version, element, elementary particle, elementary unit,
     elixir, employ, employment, engrossment, enigma, enterprise,
     entity, episode, essay, essence, essentials, event, evil, extent,
     fabric, facet, fact, factor, fair copy, fester, festering, fiction,
     final draft, finished version, fire, first draft, flimsy,
     focus of attention, focus of interest, force, function,
     fundamental particle, get top billing, gist, gleet, goal,
     great ado, grievance, ground, guiding light, guiding star, head,
     headache, heading, heart, holograph, humor, hyle, hypostasis,
     ichor, ideal, implication, import, importance, incident,
     incidental, inconvenience, individual, inspiration, instance,
     intention, interest, issue, item, job, kernel, labor, lachryma,
     lactation, letter, leukorrhea, literae scriptae, literary artefact,
     literary production, literature, live matter, living issue,
     lodestar, lookout, lucubration, lymph, magnitude, main point,
     mainspring, manuscript, marrow, mass, material, material world,
     materiality, matter in hand, mattering, mean, meaning,
     meaningfulness, measure, measurement, meat, medium, milk,
     minor detail, minutia, minutiae, molecule, moment, monad, motif,
     motive, mucor, mucus, natural world, nature, neighborhood,
     nonfiction, nub, numbers, object, occasion, occupation, occurrence,
     opus, order, original, paper, parchment, particular, peccant humor,
     peck of troubles, penscript, phlegm, physical world, piece,
     piece of writing, pith, play, plenum, poem, point, point at issue,
     point in question, predicament, principle, printed matter,
     printout, problem, proceeding, production, purport, purulence, pus,
     puzzle, quandary, quantity, quantum, question, quintessence, range,
     rankle, rankling, reading matter, reason, recension, regard,
     respect, rheum, ripen, rubric, run, running, sake, saliva, sanies,
     sap, score, screed, scrip, script, scrive, scroll, sea of troubles,
     second draft, sense, serous fluid, serum, service, significance,
     signification, signify, situation, snot, soul, source, spirit,
     spring, stand out, standing matter, star, strength, stuff, subject,
     subject matter, subject of thought, substance, substratum, sum,
     sum and substance, suppurate, suppuration, sweat, tangible, tear,
     teardrop, tell, text, the four elements, the whites,
     the written word, theme, thing, to-do, topic, transaction,
     transcript, transcription, trouble, tune, typescript,
     ulterior motive, undertaking, unit of being, upset, upshot, urine,
     version, vicinity, vocation, water, weep, weigh, weight, whole,
     work, worry, writing
  
  

  n. 事件,物质,原因;
  v. 有关系;

     n. U物质;麻烦,毛病;C事情,问题;内容,素材
     vi. 有关系,要紧