for that matter

for that mat·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fawr th at mat-er]
- /fɔr ðæt ˈmæt ər/
- /fɔː(r) ðæt ˈmætə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawr th at mat-er]
- /fɔr ðæt ˈmæt ər/

Definitions of for that matter words

noun for that matter the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made. 1
noun for that matter physical or corporeal substance in general, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, especially as distinguished from incorporeal substance, as spirit or mind, or from qualities, actions, and the like. 1
noun for that matter something that occupies space. 1
noun for that matter a particular kind of substance: coloring matter. 1
noun for that matter a situation, state, affair, or business: a trivial matter. 1
noun for that matter an amount or extent reckoned approximately: a matter of 10 miles. 1

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Origin of for that matter

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; Middle English mater(e), materie < Anglo-French, Old French mat(i)ere, materie < Latin māteria woody part of a tree, material, substance, derivative of māter mother1

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Parts of speech for For that matter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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for that matter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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