こと — meaning in English

English meaning

• matter noun Physical substance in general — anything that has mass and takes up space.
• what det Used to ask for the identity or nature of something, from an open set of possibilities.

Senses

こと is used for these senses in English:

• matter (philosophy) Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.
• what (fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.

matter — full definition

1. noun Physical substance in general — anything that has mass and takes up space.
2. noun A subject, situation, or affair, especially one that needs attention or is causing concern.
3. noun An approximate amount or extent of something.
4. verb To be important or significant.

what — full definition

1. det Used to ask for the identity or nature of something, from an open set of possibilities.
2. pron The thing or things that.
3. adv Used to add emphasis, showing that something is remarkable in a good or bad way.
4. intj Used informally at the end of a statement to invite agreement, similar to "right?"

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