mention

American  

[men-shuhn] / ˈmɛn ʃən /

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.

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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.

idioms

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

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

mention British  

/ 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

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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

mention More Idioms  

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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of mention

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

Example Sentences

“I’m not going to mention all their names, but you can imagine that we study and track over a hundred of them,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Montoya, a criminology major who also works at Starbucks, was the first to mention a potential suspect.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Clement did indeed mention the man then known as a real estate tycoon and reality-TV host, however.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

They both under-performed against Japan but Palmer's game-changing talent, not to mention his penalty expertise, gets him in my squad.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“Oh, goodness. Gran made no mention of your foot ailment,” I tell him.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Related Words

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