matter

noun
mat·ter
/ˈmætə/

Material; substance.

Other meanings

Anything with mass and volume.
Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles.

Example sentences

“My views on the matter have changed.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“That's going to happen no matter what.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“I hold onto the moments that matter most.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "māteria" (wood).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “matter” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.