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I. mat·ter [ˈmætəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

1. matter no pl (material):

matter
Materie f <-, -n>
matter SCIENCE
matter SCIENCE
Substanz f <-, -en>
dark matter ASTRON
luminous matter ASTRON
printed matter
printed matter
Drucksache[n] f[pl]
reading matter
Lesestoff m <-(e)s, -e>
waste matter MED
matter constant TECH

2. matter (affair):

matter
Angelegenheit f <-, -en>
matter
Sache f <-, -n>
the matter in [or Am at] hand
the truth [or fact] of the matter is ...
to be no easy matter doing sth
in the matter of ...

3. matter no pl (question):

matter
Frage f <-, -n>
a matter of fact
as a matter of fact (by the way)
as a matter of fact (by the way)

4. matter no pl (topic):

matter
Thema nt <-s, -men>

5. matter (problem):

no matter
no matter
no matter what/when/who ...
ganz gleich [o. egal] , was/wann/wer ...

7. matter no pl (amount):

8. matter LAW:

matter of fact
matter of law
Rechtsfrage f <-, -n>

9. matter TYPO:

matter
Satzspiegel m <-s, -> spec

Phrases:

what matter? dated

II. mat·ter [ˈmætəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB intr

2. matter rare wound:

matter

matter N

matter
matter
matter
OpenDict entry

matter VB

OpenDict entry

matter N

ˈbusi·ness mat·ter N

business matter
Sachverhalt m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈdark mat·ter N no pl ASTRON

dark matter

ˈgrey mat·ter N inf

pre·limi·nary ˈmat·ter N no pl TYPO

Titelei f <-, -en>

ˈprint·ed mat·ter N no pl

printed matter
Drucksache f <-, -n>

sol·id ˈmat·ter N CHEM

solid matter
Trockensubstanz f <-, -en>

ˈsub·ject mat·ter N

subject matter
Thema nt <-s, -men>
subject matter of a meeting
Gegenstand m <-(e)s, -stän·de>
subject matter of a book
Inhalt m <-(e)s, -e>
subject matter of a film

organic matter N

decaying matter [dɪˈkeɪɪŋˈmætə] N

grey matter N

organic matter

white matter N

bankruptcy matter N ECON LAW

Present
Imatter
youmatter
he/she/itmatters
wematter
youmatter
theymatter
Past
Imattered
youmattered
he/she/itmattered
wemattered
youmattered
theymattered
Present Perfect
Ihavemattered
youhavemattered
he/she/ithasmattered
wehavemattered
youhavemattered
theyhavemattered
Past Perfect
Ihadmattered
youhadmattered
he/she/ithadmattered
wehadmattered
youhadmattered
theyhadmattered

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

pecuniary matter
faecal matter of human beings
Stuhl m <-(e)s, Stü̱h·le>

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