Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb matter_to
1 sense of matter to
Sense 1
matter to, interest -- (be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!")
=> refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with -- (be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments")