Definition
Was important or significant; made a difference to something.
Etymology
From Old French 'matiere' meaning subject or substance, from Latin 'materia' meaning physical substance or material. It evolved from the idea of material things to mean 'being of consequence.'
Kelly Says
The shift from 'matter' as a physical substance to 'matter' as importance is one of English's most elegant metaphorical leaps—what 'matters' is what has substance and weight, even if it's abstract like feelings or decisions.
Translations
ARالعربية
كان له أهمية
kaan la-hu ah-mi-ya
BNবাংলা
প্রাসঙ্গিক ছিল
pra-sa-ng-gi-k chil
CACatalà
va tenir importància
va ten-ir im-por-tan-cia
CSČeština
mělo význam
me-lo zna-men
DADansk
had betydning
had bi-t-ynd-ning
DEDeutsch
es bedeutete
es be-de-u-te
ELΕλληνικά
είχε σημασία
ei-che se-ma-sia
ESEspañol
importó
im-por-toh
FAفارسی
مهم بود
mo-hem bood
FISuomi
oli merkityksellistä
oli mer-ki-ty-k-sel-listä
FRFrançais
a importé
a im-por-teh
HEעברית
היו לו משמעות
hoo loo mis-ma-at
HIहिन्दी
महत्वपूर्ण था
ma-h-tav-poor-n tha
HUMagyar
jelentést kapott
je-len-tes ka-pot
IDBahasa Indonesia
berarti
ber-ar-ti
ITItaliano
ebbe importanza
ebbe im-por-tan-za
JA日本語
意味があった
i-mi ga atta
KKKK
маани болды
ma-a-ni bol-dy
KO한국어
중요했다
jung-yo-ha-tta
MRMR
महत्त्वपूर्ण होता
ma-hat-tv-poor-n ho-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
bermakna
ber-ma-kna
MYမြန်မာ
အဓိပ္ပာယ်ရှိ
a-dhi-pa-a-ya-shi
NLNederlands
betekenis had
be-te-ken-nis had
NONorsk
had betydning
had bi-t-ynd-ning
PAPA
ਮਹत्वपूर्ण ਸੀ
ma-h-tav-poor-n si
PLPolski
miało znaczenie
miao-lo zna-chen-ie
PTPortuguês
importou
im-por-too
RORomână
a avut importanță
a a-vut im-por-tan-tsă
RUРусский
имело значение
ime-lo zna-chen-ie
SVSvenska
hade betydelse
hade be-ty-del-se
SWKiswahili
ilikuwa na maana
i-li-ku-wa na ma-a-na
TAதமிழ்
முக்கியத்துவம்
mu-kki-ya-th-uva-m
TEతెలుగు
중요했어요
jung-yo-ha-sse-yo
THไทย
มีความสำคัญ
mi-wu-kham su-man
TRTürkçe
önem kazandı
o-nem ka-zan-di
UKУкраїнська
мало значення
ma-lo zna-chen-nya
VITiếng Việt
có ý nghĩa
co-i-ng-ya