mention

[men-shuhn]

verb (used with object)

1. to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of.

   Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.

   Synonyms: indicate

2. to cite formally for a meritorious act or achievement.

   He was mentioned in dispatches from the war zone.

noun

1. a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning.

   to make mention of a place.

   Synonyms: notice, allusion

2. formal recognition for a meritorious act or achievement.

   Her entry in the science competition received a special mention.

mention

/ ˈmɛnʃən /

verb

1. to refer to or speak about briefly or incidentally

2. to acknowledge or honour

3. to say nothing of something too obvious to mention

noun

1. a recognition or acknowledgment

2. a slight reference or allusion

   he only got a mention in the article

   the author makes no mention of that

3. the act of mentioning

4. 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

5. a preliminary hearing in a court of law

Other Word Forms

• mentionable adjective
• mentioner noun
• intermention verb
• premention noun
• remention verb (used with object)
• undermentioned adjective
• unmentioned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mention¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; from Latin mentiōn-, stem of mentiō, literally, “a calling to mind, a touching upon” ( mental ¹, -ion ); replacing Middle English mencioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin, as above

Word History and Origins

Origin of mention¹

C14: via Old French from Latin mentiō a calling to mind, naming, from mēns mind

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. not to mention, in addition to; without mentioning.

   We were served a sumptuous entree, not to mention the other courses.

see not to mention; you're welcome (don't mention it).

Example Sentences

“Dear Frank” filmmaker Webber and production company Muddy Water Pictures — also mentioned in Dash’s petition — sued the music entrepreneur for copyright infringement and defamation in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times

“Under this Court’s precedents, not mention common sense, those circumstances taken together can constitute at least reasonable suspicion of illegal presence in the United States,” Kavanaugh wrote.

From Salon

Another conservative whose name has been mentioned is the current minister of labour and health, Catherine Vautrin.

From BBC

Yet mention his name and the chances are the Pedro Mendes shot he dropped over the goalline and scooped to safety before the assistant referee had noticed is the moment that springs to mind.

From BBC

They insist that any mention of the country’s flawed history demeans and ignores what it has done right, and therefore any failures must not be mentioned at all.

From Salon

Related Words

• acknowledge 
• allude to www.thesaurus.com
• bring up 
• cite 
• declare 
• detail 
• disclose 
• discuss 
• introduce 
• name 
• notice 
• point out 
• quote 
• recount 
• report 
• reveal 
• speak of www.thesaurus.com
• specify 
• suggest 
• tell