fact of the matter
21fact — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ important, interesting, relevant, salient ▪ You must look at all the relevant facts. ▪ basic, simple ▪ …
22fact — [[t]fæ̱kt[/t]] ♦ facts 1) PHRASE: prep PHR cl, v PHR cl You use the fact that after some verbs or prepositions, especially in expressions such as in view of the fact that, apart from the fact that, and despite the fact that, to link the verb or… …
23matter — I n. affair 1) to pursue, take up a matter 2) to arrange; clear up, settle, straighten out; complicate; simplify matters 3) to give a matter (attention, thought) (we have given this matter considerable thought) 4) to not mince matters (she never… …
24fact */*/*/ — UK [fækt] / US noun Word forms fact : singular fact plural facts 1) a) [countable] a piece of true information They have simply attempted to state the facts. fact about: The classes are designed to help children discover basic scientific facts.… …
25matter-of-factly — adverb /ˈmætər əv ˈfækt.li/ a) As though stating a fact. I took the liberty of inviting somebody else to have dinner with us, Stallman said, matter of factly, giving me the same cat like smile he gave me back in that Palo Alto restaurant. b) As… …
26fact — /fækt / (say fakt) noun 1. what has really happened or is the case; truth; reality: in fact rather than theory; the fact of the matter is. 2. something known to have happened; a truth known by actual experience or observation: scientists working… …
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30The Law of Conservation of Energy — The Law of Conservation of Energy † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of Conservation of Energy Amongst the gravest objections raised by the progress of modern science against Theism, the possibility of Miracles, free will, the… …
