for that matter
198
3.9
- idiom
:
además
- My faith isn't really very structured, and neither is my discipline for that matter.
- for that matter, anyone else
- for that matter, any other
- for that matter, who could perform
I'm not a, for that matter, video game developer.
- I'm not a, for that matter, video game developer.
- Why do we find it so difficult to trust and for that matter, to be trustworthy?
- And I mean, for that matter, what about LGTVS and LG phones?
- Nor is the stuff with Chad, for that matter, but that's because of me.
- How should I, or anyone else for that matter, think about their level of fitness?
- It could have been that we became Russia or Prussia for that matter, but we didn't.
- Or are you only responsible for your own people or for your own path for that matter?
- The minute you start making excuses for a dictator like Putin, or for that matter, Hitler, you're on the wrong side.
- So you can define your own path as you advocate for Bitcoin, or don't for that matter.
- It's it's just not working in the same dimension as reason, or truth for that matter.
- Next one is a bit of a shot at NVIDIA here and AMD actually, for that matter.
- And Wells again, and Wells for that matter, it's not subtle filmmaking.
- Nobody else has all the recordings of the inside, for that matter, outside of my home.
Examples
-
How should I, or anyone else for that matter, think about their level of fitness?
-
Yeah, well, I noticed you didn't eat dinner last night or lunch, for that matter.
-
Or, for that matter, when can we really use it?
-
Why not you, or anyone else for that matter?
-
Or to find out everything about you, for that matter.
-
So did most people in the South; so, for that matter, did most people in the North.
Fiction book (1992) -
See, James, it's not just about you or Edward, for that matter.
-
Why do we find it so difficult to trust and for that matter, to be trustworthy?
-
Almost all children (and adults, for that matter) want to appear successful, smart, and skilled.
Academic text (1996) -
You won't finish the report today, and I won't, for that matter.
Synonyms
17
5.2
For the same reason as what was said before
1
8.2
To add a stronger or clearer idea after a previous statement
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal parts ('for' + 'that' + 'matter') can be combined to yield a basic sense of 'with regard to that matter,' so there is a clear compositional clue to its meaning. However, its use as a discourse marker meaning 'also' or 'in addition' is a pragmatic extension that is not fully predictable from the words alone and may require exposure, so it is only partially transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
For that matter may come from the simple idea of pointing to that matter, the thing you just named, and then saying the same idea includes it too. So it means 'also applies' or 'in addition'.