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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Mattering makes us happy.

I think the word 'mattering' means 'be of importance'.
But in this sentence, what does the word 'mattering' means?
  

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matter = 'be of importance'. mattering = 'being of importance'. I suppose it means that if you feel like you are important to each other, then you are both happy.

  • matter = 'be of importance'.
  • mattering = 'being of importance'.
  • I suppose it means that if you feel like you are important to each other, then you are both happy.
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matter = 'be of importance'.
mattering = 'being of importance'.

I suppose it means that if you feel like you are important to each other, then you are both happy.
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Thank you for your reply.
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Anonymousin this sentence, what does the word 'mattering' means mean?
feeling that we are important to at least one other person in the world; feeling that we are useful to others; feeling that others are glad that we exist

By the way, in this sentence, "us" may be taken as "a person".

CJ

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