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no matter en · ADP

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Shortened from earlier it makes no matter, it is no matter.

Meanings

1. Irrespective of, regardless of, in spite of.
   • As an experienced geologist, he can identify any rock no matter where he finds it.
   • No matter what the excuse, you must not be late.
   • The result in Greece meant Tottenham could not progress, no matter how many goals they scored against Rovers but, after making nine changes to his starting line-up, Harry Redknapp will be pleased with the performance of his fringe players. 2011 December 15, Marc Higginson, “Shamrock Rovers 0-4 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2025:
   • I'll pick you up at the airport on Friday no matter when your flight arrives.
   • The attainment of the skills of elementary reading occurred some time ago for almost all who read this book. Nevertheless, we continue to experience the problems of this level of reading, no matter how capable we may be as readers. 1972, Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, How to Read a Book, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 17:
   • No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 46:
   • We can fix your plumbing no matter the problem.

Relateds

no matter that · no matter what · vote blue no matter who

Translations (28)

ja ...でも (regardless of) · hu akár- (regardless of) · ru безотносительно (regardless of) · vi dù gì đi nữa (regardless of) · hu bárhogyan etc. (regardless of) · cmn 不管 (regardless of) · hu bár- (regardless of) · fr qu'importe (regardless of) · ru незави́симо от того́ (regardless of) · sv oavsett (regardless of) · ja ……とも (regardless of) · sv än (regardless of) · is sama hve (regardless of) · de egal (regardless of) · te పరవాలేదు (regardless of) · el δεν πειράζει (regardless of) · cmn 不論 /不论 (regardless of) · fr peu importe (regardless of) · pl nieważne (regardless of) · cmn 無論 /无论 (regardless of) · fr n'importe (regardless of) · es sin importar (regardless of) · pt independente de (regardless of) · hi चाहे (regardless of) · ru нева́жно (regardless of) · hu such as akármilyen (regardless of) · pt não importa (regardless of) · es no importa (regardless of)

no matter en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Shortened from earlier it makes no matter, it is no matter.

Meanings

1. (US, dated) It doesn't matter, it's unimportant, it doesn't make any difference.
   • "Did you fail your exam?" "Yes, but no matter. I'll just study harder next time."
   • My Aunt Rachel brought Jane's dresses for me to wear/Perfectly Good Clothes/And I should've been glad to get them/Perfectly Good Clothes/No matter they didn't fit quite right 1988, Kate Rushin, “The Black Back-Ups”, in Barbara Smith, editor, Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology:
   • It seems that Doug's coat has gone missing. Oh, well, no matter: we can always buy a new one, now can't we?
   • Sadly, [Anna] Wintour did not control the weather, which was disappointingly inclement. But, no matter, because the event was awash with a “tsunami of love”. 2025 June 21, Jo Ellison, “The Bezos merger we all want a piece of”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 22:

Translations (15)

hu nem számít (it's unimportant) · is skiptir ekki máli (it's unimportant) · lt nieko tokio (it's unimportant) · hu mindegy (it's unimportant) · hu nem érdekes (it's unimportant) · lv vienalga (it's unimportant) · eo ne gravas (it's unimportant) · pl nieistotne (it's unimportant) · el δεω πειράζει (it's unimportant) · pl nieważne (it's unimportant) · fr peu importe (it's unimportant) · sv spelar ingen roll (it's unimportant) · cy dim bwys (it's unimportant) · zdj kaidhuru (it's unimportant) · fr ça ne fait rien (it's unimportant)