DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan

 Mat·ter v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mattered p. pr. & vb. n. Mattering.]
 1. To be of importance; to import; to signify.
    It matters not how they were called.   --Locke.
 2. To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate. [R.] “Each slight sore mattereth.”