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mattered

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/ˈmætərd/ · mat-tered

to be of importance; to have significance.

Meanings

verbinformal

to be of importance; to have significance.

اہم ہونے کے لیے؛ اہمیت رکھنا۔

اہمیت رکھتا تھا

ahmiyat rakhta tha

Synonyms

countedsignifiedconcernedاہم ہونامعنی ہوناپیش آنا

Antonyms

doesn't matterinsignificantunimportantاہم نہیںغیر اہممارکت نہیں

Common Collocations

  • it matters
  • what matters most
  • it doesn't matter

Example Sentences

It matters to me that you are here.

یہ میرے لئے اہم ہے کہ آپ یہاں ہیں۔

Yeh mere liye ahm hai ke aap yahan hain.

In the grand scheme of things, it really didn't matter.

چیزوں کے بڑے منصوبے میں، یہ واقعی اہمیت نہیں رکھتا تھا۔

Cheezon ke bade mansoobe mein, yeh waqai ahmiyat nahin rakhta tha.

What matters most is your happiness.

سب سے اہم آپ کی خوشی ہے۔

Sab se ahm aap ki khushi hai.

Easily Confused With

matter:Matter refers to the substance or material, while mattered refers to its importance or significance.

Word Family

matter
verbاہم ہونا
matter
nounمقصد

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'mattered' as a reminder of what truly counts in life.

Imagine a scale balancing important and unimportant things.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

محبت نہ تھی تو سب کچھ تھا، مگر محبت نے سب کچھ مٹا دیا۔

Muhabbat nah thi to sab kuch tha, magar muhabbat ne sab kuch mita diya.

If there was no love, there was everything, but love erased everything.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

اہمیت کی کوئی بات نہیں، جو گزرتا ہے وہی کسے کھا جاتا ہے۔

Ahmiyat ki koi baat nahin, jo guzarata hai wahi kise kha jata hai.

It’s not about significance; what passes by, eats up everything.

📖 Etymology

Origin: English "matter" — to have importance

First known use: 15th century

The word 'matter' comes from Latin 'materia' meaning 'substance', and evolved in Middle English to represent significance.