mention
Americanverb (used with object)
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mentions,
present (3rd person singular)
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mentioned,
past participle, past
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mentioning
present participle
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to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of.
Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- Synonyms:
- indicate
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to cite formally for a meritorious act or achievement.
He was mentioned in dispatches from the war zone.
noun
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mentions
plural
idioms
verb
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to refer to or speak about briefly or incidentally
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to acknowledge or honour
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to say nothing of something too obvious to mention
noun
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a recognition or acknowledgment
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a slight reference or allusion
he only got a mention in the article
the author makes no mention of that
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the act of mentioning
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philosophy logic linguistics the occurrence (of an expression) in such a context that it is itself referred to rather than performing its own linguistic function. In " Fido " names Fido, the word Fido is first mentioned and then used to refer to the dog Compare use See also formal mode
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a preliminary hearing in a court of law
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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mentionernoun
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prementionnoun
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intermentionverb
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rementionverb (used with object)
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mentionableadjective
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undermentionedadjective
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unmentionedadjective
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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mentionsimple
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mentionssimple
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have mentionedperfect
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has mentionedperfect
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am mentioningprogressive
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are mentioningprogressive
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is mentioningprogressive
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have been mentioningperfect progressive
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has been mentioningperfect progressive
Past
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mentionedsimple
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had mentionedperfect
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was mentioningprogressive
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were mentioningprogressive
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had been mentioningperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of mention
First recorded in 1250–1300; from Latin mentiōn-, stem of mentiō, literally, “a calling to mind, a touching upon” ( see mental 1, -ion); replacing Middle English mencioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin, as above
Explanation
To mention something is to bring it up. If your mother embarrasses you by constantly mentioning your stuffed animal that you've been sleeping with for the past 15 years, you might mention it to her. In the context of awards, an "honorable mention" is an official recognition but not a prize. If you enter a writing competition, the judges might not think your piece is the best, but they might mention, or briefly say, that it came very close to winning.
Vocabulary lists containing mention
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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Example Sentences
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King Carlo has steered them all to domestic glory, not to mention his Champions League record of five successes.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
When the DOJ sent its counterproposal in January, it made no mention of divesting Ticketmaster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The president didn’t mention him by name, but it was clear that he was the subject or her ire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The notion that he’d ad-lib a mention of Harp, or include one in his prepared remarks without thinking through the possible ramifications, strains believability.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
That’s not something that he would have had to mention last year; things are different now.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Social mentions of “maxxing” grew 675% in the first seven months of this year over the same period last year, according to Sprout Social.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Nearly every job listing I come across mentions AI in some way.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
It featured a video that showed Bueckers talking to a reporter, who mentions that “at All-Star weekend, you and Angel made a bet with each other on this game.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
However, as the fighting has reaccelerated quite recently there could be an increase in these mentions in the revised data for July, The Conference Board said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Nobody mentions anything about this missing time, except my mother.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
He acknowledged succumbing to the “deal heat” Cohan mentioned, but never regretted it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
An accuracy check on that Bourdain biopic: We’ve mentioned here before that Slate’s movie critic loved Tony—but how true is the film, and what liberties did it take with the facts?
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Driving home together after a writing seminar in the early 1990s, author Carole Glickfeld’s student mentioned that she and her husband were starting an internet bookstore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Marcus Rashford said he would like to play football without his "name being mentioned every day" after Gary Neville tried to start a conversation about the Manchester United forward on a podcast.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Don’t forget Nyame mentioned still needing to save the Earth.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Dovilė, a stoic tween, puts on a cool act about the news, mentioning a friend whose parents got divorced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Hong Min, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute for National Unification, said Pyongyang had deliberately avoided mentioning Trump.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Merely mentioning the potential power of their models is enough to boost investment.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
“A lot of nervousness,” Hernández said about playing again, mentioning that he had a panic attack when first learning of his worse-than-expected diagnosis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
I didn’t bother mentioning that lately what was threatening to do me in didn’t feel much like grief.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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