0 present participle of matter
1 to be important, or to affect what happens:
We were late but it didn't seem to matter.
"What did you say?" "Oh, it doesn't matter."
[ + question word ] It doesn't matter what you wear - just as long as you come.
[ + that ] It didn't matter that our best player was injured after ten minutes - we still won.
I know Charles doesn't think this project is important, but it matters to me.
Oh just put it anywhere - it doesn't matter where.
Her health is what matters - the cost of the treatment is of secondary importance.
It's the sum total of what you eat over a long period that matters and not what you consume in a day.
I discuss different types of inflation mattering to different investors below.
Mattering : inferred significance and mental health among adolescents.
Rather, it is an expression of a desperation in the face of nothing's mattering : we are here dealing with a spiritual disintegration or scatter.
