to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
to cite formally for a meritorious act or achievement: He was mentioned in dispatches from the war zone.
noun
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning: to make mention of a place.
formal recognition for a meritorious act or achievement: Her entry in the science competition received a special mention.
Idioms for mention
not to mention, in addition to; without mentioning: We were served a sumptuous entree, not to mention the other courses.
Origin of mention
1250–1300; <Latin mentiōn- (stem of mentiō) a calling to mind, a touching upon (see mental1, -ion); replacing Middle English mencioun<Anglo-French <Latin, as above
SYNONYMS FOR mention
1 indicate, allude to.
3 allusion, notice.
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OTHER WORDS FROM mention
men·tion·a·ble,adjectivemen·tion·er,nounin·ter·men·tion,verbpre·men·tion,noun,verb (used with object)
re·men·tion,verb (used with object)un·der·men·tioned,adjectiveun·men·tioned,adjective
LGBTQ people earned not a single mention during Republicans’ pageant in red, through four nights of televised speeches last month.
LGBTQ: The letters Republicans didn’t utter|Hans Johnson|September 11, 2020|Washington Blade
The rough transcript makes no mention of Perry’s gas agenda, but in the wake of the presidential shakedown, Perry pressed ahead.
Rick Perry’s Ukrainian Dream|by Simon Shuster, TIME, and Ilya Marritz, WNYC|September 10, 2020|ProPublica
The big winner is private equity, which for the first time received explicit and positive mention as a viable "divestiture buyer" of assets that merging companies may be required to sell.
DOJ updates merger remedies guidelines for the first time in nearly a decade|Dan Primack|September 4, 2020|Axios
Sims makes no direct mention in his op-ed of GOP representative Murt and Murt’s plan to introduce an LGBTQ rights bill.
Brian Sims accused of threatening fellow Pa. lawmaker|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|August 9, 2020|Washington Blade
Having a page on these platforms and receiving mentions from authoritative sites or publications can help “teach” Google about your brand and push you towards the critical mass necessary to trigger a Knowledge Panel.
How to get a Knowledge Panel for your brand, even without Wikipedia|George Nguyen|August 3, 2020|Search Engine Land
Geisbert was also quick to mention how the methodology of the study could be affecting the current results.
They mention that a former cia agent and someone who used to work for Hilary [sic] Clinton looked at the script.
Exclusive: Sony Emails Say Studio Exec Picked Kim Jong-Un as the Villain of ‘The Interview’|William Boot|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not to mention the core Christian idea that sexuality is, itself, a necessary evil, and something that must be repressed.
Church Sex Scandals Are Rooted in Theology|Jay Michaelson|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not to mention the revenue that will be generated by this, which then can be used to fund education and health care.
Tribes to U.S. Government: Take Your Weed and Shove It|Abby Haglage|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He did not mention rectal feeding, but perhaps he was not fully briefed.
The Media's Pro-Torture Cheerleaders|Jedediah Purdy|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the mention of the boy's sister, Ancrum looked up with a start.
The History of David Grieve|Mrs. Humphry Ward
The killer's head snapped up at mention of the Corps, and he stared harder and more suspiciously than ever into Hanlon's eyes.
Man of Many Minds|E. Everett Evans
The mention of Description brings us to the scene of a narrative.
Talks on Writing English|Arlo Bates
The historians of literature scarcely deign to mention a few names, or the editors of selections to extract a few sonnets.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1|Henry Hallam
The mention of the laws of Moses leads me to offer a suggestion.
The Moral Instruction of Children|Felix Adler
British Dictionary definitions for mention
mention
/ (ˈmɛnʃən) /
verb(tr)
to refer to or speak about briefly or incidentally
to acknowledge or honour
not to mention somethingto say nothing of something too obvious to mention
noun
a recognition or acknowledgment
a slight reference or allusionhe only got a mention in the article; the author makes no mention of that
the act of mentioning
philosophylogiclinguisticsthe 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 dogCompare use (def. 18) See also formal mode
mainlyAustralian and NZa preliminary hearing in a court of law
Derived forms of mention
mentionable, adjectivementioner, noun
Word Origin for mention
C14: via Old French from Latin mentiō a calling to mind, naming, from mēns mind