mention

²mention

verb

men·tionedmen·tion·ing\ˈmen(t)-sh(ə-)niŋ\

Definition of MENTION

transitive verb

: to make mention of : refer to; also : to cite for outstanding achievement

— men·tion·able \ˈmen(t)-sh(ə-)nə-bəl\ adjective

— men·tion·er \-sh(ə-)nər\ noun

— not to mention

: not even yet counting or considering : and notably in addition <a proposal that's risky and expensive, not to mention unethical>

Examples of MENTION

1. She's never mentioned anything to me about her husband.
2. I get nervous every time his name is mentioned.
3. They mentioned him by name.
4. I believe I mentioned the problem to you last week.
5. Most history books don't even mention the event.
6. As previously mentioned, his proposal has been widely criticized.
7. He fails to mention, however, the seriousness of the crime.
8. She mentioned that she would be out of the office the following day.

First Known Use of MENTION

1530

Related to MENTION

Synonyms: advert (to), cite, drop, instance, name, note, notice, quote, refer (to), specify, touch (on or upon)

Related Words: allude (to), hint (at), imply, indicate, infer, intend, intimate, suggest; point (out), signal, signify; denominate, designate; indicate; bring up, broach, interject, interpolate, interpose, introduce; infiltrate, insinuate, worm; advertise, announce, broadcast, declare, proclaim, pronounce, publicize, publish, sound; clarify, clear (up), elucidate, explain, explicate, spell out

Near Antonyms: disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight

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Rhymes with MENTION

pension, tension