: regardless of anything else
wait there till I come back, no matter what
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used for saying that something is not important or will not have an effect
No matter how much you protect your children, they will still make mistakes.
No matter where I am, I’m always thinking of you.
Thesaurus: words used for saying that something is unimportantsynonym
Main entry: matter
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no matter who, what, where, etc. idiom
used to say that sth is always true, whatever the situation is, or that sb should certainly do sth
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They don't last long no matter how careful you are.
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Call me when you get there, no matter what the time is.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.