to matter
- verb
- /ˈmætər/
- Why does a contest matter so much?
- really matters
- matter much
- matters little
What rank I had in the Marine Corps matters this much.
- What rank I had in the Marine Corps matters this much.
- In part, and I would argue in large part, it mattered symbolically.
- Don't just say Black lives matter, live Black lives matter.
- When asked whether facts matter, Powell said yes, they do.
- But what matters is how you make people feel.
- But you and I both know it does matter that one hour.
- And how much that matters, It matters to you.
- Some people will think it matters, but it doesn't.
- Warn them or hurt them, it doesn't matter because this isn't stopping.
Examples
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Your vote really does matter, and your vote counts.
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What you choose to do with your life really does matter to those who care about you.
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Because you are loved, You matter, and you are not alone.
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The one thing that might matter more than a mission.
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For grand strategies to matter, they have to indicate a change in policy.
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When asked whether facts matter, Powell said yes, they do.
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So I think, you know, the longing to matter is extremely deep.
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Perhaps the good abb was right, after all: for now, all that matters is that I survived.
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In math, the content doesn't really matter, just the syntax, Adams explains.
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Your opinion matters, so please share it with us.
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Compounds
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An invisible substance that does not give off or take in light and pulls things by gravity
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Tissue in the brain and spinal cord that carries messages between different brain areas
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The darker part of the brain and spinal cord containing nerve cells or used to mean being smart
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The idea that matter cannot be created or destroyed in a closed system but only changes form
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Sections at the end of a book that give extra information like appendices and an index
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Pages at the start of a book, like the title page and table of contents
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Written pages after the main text that give extra information, like an index or a list of sources
- Texting
A block of information at the start of a digital file that gives title and date for website tools
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A rule that matter cannot be made or destroyed in a closed container, so the total amount stays the same
Pictures like photographs, drawings, or charts in a book that are not written words
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Etymology
Matter as a verb comes from the noun matter meaning 'something of importance', so to matter is to 'be important' or to have importance.