for that matter

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

for that matter

1. (idiomatic) as far as that is concerned.
   • 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 6:

     "I can't send a young, pretty girl, or for that matter even a homely one if you'd have her, on a job like this without telling her what to expect."

   I didn't do it. For that matter, I didn't even know that it happened.

Usage notes

This idiomatic expression is often used to introduce something further on the topic ("matter"), a new aspect of the topic, or even a new topic which deserves mention once the original topic is brought up.

Synonyms

• come to that

Translations

as far as that is concerned

• Danish: for den sags skyld
• Portuguese: falando nisso, aliás (pt)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: ya que estamos
• Swedish: för den delen