Definition of "matter to" []

• Be of importance or consequence (verb)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "I find conjecturing on such matter to be a distraction."
• "Despatch Office, which, after returning to the protocollo (for preservation) the other correspondence of the case under consideration, registers it, encloses all matter to be forwarded in an envelope, writes thereon the postal weight, and sends it on to the"
• "What they say: Housing authority Executive Director Richard Willson said the housing authority's commissioners were surprised when a resident brought the matter to their attention last month."