mattered
past simple and past participle ofmatter
| 单词 | mattered |
| 释义 | mattered past simple and past participle ofmatter matter verb[I] uk/ˈmæt.ər/us/ˈmæt̬.ɚ/B2 to beimportant, or toaffectwhathappens: We were late but it didn'tseemto matter. "What did you say?" "Oh,it doesn'tmatter." [+ question word]Itdoesn't matterwhat youwear- just aslongas you come. [+ that]Itdidn't matterthatourbestplayerwasinjuredafter tenminutes- we stillwon. IknowCharles doesn'tthinkthisprojectisimportant, but it matterstome. Compare countverb
Being important and having importance
GrammarMatter We can use matter as a verb or a noun. It is a very common word with a number of different uses and grammatical patterns.…Matteras a verb The most common use of the verb matter is in the expression it doesn’t matter (and the less common forms it didn’t matter, it wouldn’t matter and it won’t matter). It doesn’t matter means ‘it is not important’, ‘I don’t mind’ or ‘it is not a problem’:…Matteras a noun We can use what’s the matter (with …)? to ask someone about a problem or to ask for an explanation of a situation that looks problematic:…No matter We can use no matter to link two clauses as a conjunction. It is a short form of it does not matter. We can use no matter with what, when, where, which, who and how to refer to a situation that cannot be changed, even though we try:…Matter: typical errors The noun matter, meaning ‘question, problem or issue’, is countable:…Examplesofmatteredmattered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Factional differences and personal animosity appear to havematteredmore than party throughout these debates. From theCambridge English Corpus This resulted in higher self-esteem when approaching the task and a sense of importance that their opinions and their choicesmattered. From theCambridge English Corpus It was the control of prices and profits thatmatteredand this had to be general. From theCambridge English Corpus Itmatteredthat we 'offered ministry', rather than 'improvised'. From theCambridge English Corpus For such communities, strategies of risk aversion, as well as customary responses to famine, would still havemattered. From theCambridge English Corpus The bits of bureaucracy thatmatteredwere run by important princes or by commoners very close to the court. From theCambridge English Corpus It is probably true that most candidates would be moderate if ideological positions were all thatmatteredin general elections, but they are not. From theCambridge English Corpus Whatmatteredmost was the sort of place in which you lived. From theCambridge English Corpus Twelve thought thismatteredand twelve did not. From theCambridge English Corpus Whatmatteredwas that others invested time and money to come and see a local object. From theCambridge English Corpus All thatmatteredwas moving in his own time, like the growing plants. From theCambridge English Corpus On a larger scale, sympathetic partnership alwaysmattered. From theCambridge English Corpus The economics of science: methodology and epistemology as if economics reallymattered. From theCambridge English Corpus All thatmatteredwas the honesty of the answer. From theCambridge English Corpus Whatmatteredto him was the establishment of his episcopal authority at the expense of that of the martyrs. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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