Question 1 · Quick check
matter
CEFRA1
/ˈmætə/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A subject, situation, or problem being discussed.
- 02
noun
Physical substance that everything in the world is made of.
Examples
"What's the matter?" asked the little white rabbit.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this matter.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [ˈmæɾɚ]
- /ˈmatə/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsMaterial; substance., A kind of substance.
Material; substance., Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles.
Material; substance.
More examples
In contextWhat's the matter? Is there something wrong?
He always took some reading matter with him on the plane.
Something is the matter with him.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English matere, mater, from Anglo-Norman matere, materie, from Old French materie, matiere, from Latin māteria (“wood”), from māter (“mother”), in which case cognate with Old Armenian մայր (mayr, “cedar”) and մայրի (mayri, “forest”). Doublet of Madeira, mata, mater, matrix, and mother. Displaced Middle English andweorc, andwork (“material, matter”), from Old English andweorc (“matter, substance, material”), Old English intinga (“matter, affair, business”).