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📖 Определения и значения для слова matter

📒 used (to ask) if somebody is upset, unhappy, etc. or if there is a problem

  • What's the matter? Is there something wrong?
  • Is anything the matter?
  • matter with somebody/something Is something the matter with Bob? He seems very down.

📒 a subject or situation that you must consider or deal with

  • It's a private matter.
  • They had important matters to discuss.
  • She may need your help with some business matters.

📒 the present situation, or the situation that you are talking about

  • Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to improve matters.
  • I'd forgotten the keys, which didn't help matters.
  • And then, to make matters worse, his parents turned up.

📒 a situation that involves something or depends on something

  • matter of something Learning to drive is all a matter of coordination.
  • Some people prefer the older version to the new one. It's a matter of taste.
  • She resigned over a matter of principle.

📒 physical substance that everything in the world is made of; not mind or spirit

  • to study the properties of matter
  • This swirling mass of energy and matter is classed as a spiral galaxy.

📒 a substance or things of a particular sort

  • Add plenty of organic matter to improve the soil.
  • elimination of waste matter from the body
  • She didn't approve of their choice of reading matter.

📒 used to add a comment on something that you have just said, usually adding something that you think the other person will be interested in

  • It's a nice place. We've stayed there ourselves, as a matter of fact.

📒 used to disagree with something that somebody has just said

  • ‘I suppose you'll be leaving soon, then?’ ‘No, as a matter of fact I'll be staying for another two years.’

📒 to be very different

  • I know which area they live in, but whether I can find their house is a different matter.
  • That's a whole different matter.
  • I don't mind lizards, but snakes are a different matter.

📒 to be something serious that you should not joke about

📒 used to emphasize a statement, especially one that is the opposite of what has just been mentioned

  • A new car would be wonderful but the fact of the matter is that we can't afford one.

📒 used to add a comment on something that you have just said

  • I didn't like it much. Nor did the kids, for that matter.

📒 used to say that something will definitely happen, although you are not sure when

  • It's only a matter of time before they bring out their own version of the software.

📒 (as) the usual and correct thing to do

  • We always check people's addresses as a matter of course.

📒 only a few hours, minutes, etc.

  • It was all over in a matter of minutes.
  • The bullet missed her by a matter of inches.

📒 used to describe a situation that is very important or serious

  • You mustn't let anyone know— it's a matter of life and death.
  • These talks are a matter of life or death for the factory.

📒 something that has been recorded as being true

📒 used to say that something is not important

  • If that doesn't work out, no matter, I'll rent for another year or two.

📒 used to say that something is always true, whatever the situation is, or that somebody should certainly do something

  • They don't last long no matter how careful you are.
  • Call me when you get there, no matter what the time is.
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