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

This was the book described on the National Museum of the American Latino website, prompting the ignominious “Californio” mention in the White House news release.

From Los Angeles Times

"One teacher has mentioned to us that they are concerned about crushing trying to get onto packed buses."

From BBC

Then it was when I mentioned it to the England doctor who's known me for 10 years and he was like, 'You're telling me you're in pain, that does not make sense to me.

From BBC

In an effort to describe them, fashion writers mentioned blackened silver and beach fog.

From Los Angeles Times

“When we came onto the project, the first thing Ben mentioned was what would humans do if we built a community on Mars,” Kitawaki said.

From Los Angeles Times

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