dictionary.pt

thing / matter

nounfeminine/ʁɨʃ/high

Definition

Thing, object, matter, issue. (Often used in fixed expressions or vaguely).
We were talking about work and things.
I don't understand anything about that computer stuff.
Common collocations
thing and suchserious matter

Etymology

Do latim 'res, rei' (coisa, assunto).

Related words