matter to
matter to — phrasal verb
- matter tobase form
- matters to3rd person singular
- mattering to-ing form
- mattered topast simple
1. When something matters to a person, that person feels it is significant or worth
When something matters to a person, that person feels it is significant or worth caring about — it has a real effect on their feelings, choices, or happiness.
Mira turned down the job because the long commute mattered too much to her family.
pattern: [something] matter(s) to [someone] + reason clause
Mathieu said it did not matter to him where they ate, as long as everyone was happy.
negative form: did not matter + to + pronoun + wh-clause
Bilal's grandmother told him that honesty matters more to her than winning any prize.
Ava said she did not care about the money, but the friendship mattered deeply to her.
Putri asked her brother whether it mattered to him if she borrowed his bicycle.
- be important to
more general; can be used in any register where 'matter to' fits
- count
slightly more informal; often used in phrases like 'that's what counts'
- weigh on
stronger emotional tone — suggests worry or burden, not just importance
- be unimportant to
direct opposite; less common in everyday speech
- not concern
implies the person has no interest or involvement
文法句型
[something] matter(s) to [someone]
[something] does/doesn't matter to [someone]
用法筆記
This verb is always intransitive — the subject is the thing that is important, and the person affected follows 'to'. Common in both positive and negative statements. In everyday conversation, negative forms (doesn't matter / didn't matter) are even more frequent than positive ones.