matter
Betekenis (English)
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- Material; substance.
- Material; substance.
- Material; substance.
- Material; substance.
- Material; substance.
- An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic.
- An approximate amount or extent.
- Legal services provided by a lawyer or firm to their client in relation to a particular issue.
- (obsolete) Essence; pith; embodiment.
- (obsolete) (The) inducing cause or reason, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing.
- Pus.
- Importance.
Concepten
belangrijk zijn
er toe doen
fysiek object
van belang zijn
bedoening
mensenwerk
mikpunt
Synonyms
business deal
be important
discharge pus
material world
be of consequence
be of importance
be of use
matter to
of consequence
of importance
subject area
be a pity
small thing
do matter
material element
non-spirit
be a misfortune
be hurtful
affair, business, case, object, thing, matter
substantia
be about
concernment
destitution
Frequentie
Met koppelteken als
mat‧ter
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈmætə/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English matere, mater, from Anglo-Norman matere, materie, from Old French materie, matiere, from Latin materia (“wood”), from mater (“mother”), in which case cognate with Old Armenian մայր (mayr, “cedar”) and մայրի (mayri, “forest”). More recently, referred to Proto-Indo-European *dem-. Doublet of Madeira and mother. Displaced Middle English andweorc, andwork (“material, matter”), from Old English andweorc (“matter, substance, material”), Old English intinga (“matter, affair, business”).
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