how to pronounce matter

/ˈmæt.əɹ/

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matter is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of matter in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… from him on this matter on the day we …”

meaning of matter

Matter is a substance that has mass and takes up space.

matter frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word matter occurs in english on average 202.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics matter can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that matter can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;