Meaning of matter
Definition of matter
(noun)
a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
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"
that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
a problem; "is anything the matter?"
(used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"