impersonal and (in later use) with non-referential it as subject. transitive (in early use intransitive with indirect object). To concern…

impersonal and (in later use) with non-referential it as subject. intransitive. To matter; to be of importance or interest. Also with dependent…

intransitive. To matter, concern, pertain to. Obsolete.

transitive. To force, ravish.

intransitive. To belong. Frequently in present participle in pertaining to. To belong as one's care or concern; to matter, be a cause of concern to…

intransitive. To be of importance, to matter. Also with to, unto. Obsolete.

intransitive. To be of importance or consequence; to have significance; to matter, ‘signify’. Only in third person. Frequently with anticipatory it…

intransitive. To be of importance or consequence; to have significance; to avail, matter. Chiefly in… With adverbs, as much, little, nothing, or in…

to trench into (unto): To ‘cut’ into, to enter into so as to affect or concern intimately. Obsolete.

to bear (a) (great) state: (of a person) to hold (high) office; to be great or powerful; (of a thing) to be of importance, involve great…

To be of weight or importance. Obsolete.

intransitive. To be important or of interest to or unto a person. Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To be of bulk; to present an appearance of size; to be of weight or importance. literal and figurative.

intransitive. With to. To be of consequence or relevance to; to matter to. Obsolete.

intransitive. To prove or be evidence of something; hence, to be of importance, consequence, or use; to signify. Cf. argue, v. 3.

Scottish. to be no small drink: (of a person) to be important or influential. Cf. to think small beer of at small beer, n. 2c.

intransitive. More generally: to be effective or efficacious; to have the desired effect; to have significance, to be of account, to count…

intransitive. To count; to have significance or value. Now rare.

To enter into the account or reckoning. to count for (much, little, nothing, etc.): to be of (much, little, no) account.

intransitive. To be counted or considered as; to reckon to be. Esp. in to stand for something (or nothing): to have some (or no) value or importance.

U.S. slang. Of things: To be unmistakably significant. Also in phrase now you're shouting = ‘now you are speaking to the purpose’.

To enter into the account or reckoning. absol.

intransitive. nonstandard. To matter, be important. Also (Caribbean) don't mind: it doesn't matter.

intransitive. colloquial. To have a high standing; to matter; (also) to fulfil expectations.