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matter noun

  /ˈmætə/ , /ˈmætɚ/ , [-ɾɚ]
  • (physics) The basic structural component of the universe, usually having mass and volume.
  • (physics) Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles.
materie
  • A kind of substance.
stof, materie

matter verb

  /ˈmætə/ , /ˈmætɚ/ , [-ɾɚ]
  • (intransitive, stative) To be important. [from 16th c.]
  • (transitive, in negative constructions, now, England, _, regional, Caribbean) To care about, to mind; to find important. [from 17th c.]
belangrijk zijn, er toe doen, uitmaken
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