mentionverb [ T ]
uk/ˈmen.ʃən/us/ˈmen.ʃən/B1 to speak about something quickly, giving little detail or using few words:
I'll mention your ideas to Jacinta.
[ + (that) ] He casually mentioned (that) he was leaving his job.
[ + -ing verb ] My wife mentioned seeing you the other day.
[ + question word ] Did she happen to mention whether she would be coming?
B1 to refer to something or someone:
I promised never to mention the incident again.
Did she mention me in her letter?
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- I'd rather you didn't mention it when we're in company .
- For the sake of completeness , I should also mention two other minor developments.
- Everyone in the office complains that he smells awful, but nobody dares (to) mention it to him.
- He gets really upset if you mention his baldness.
- Don't mention tax or Bernard'll get on his hobby horse again.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Quoting & making references
- above
- aforementioned
- allusive
- bandy sth around
- bring
- come up
- cross-reference
- direct speech
- drag
- misquote
- passing
- pursuant
- quotation
- quote
- quote... unquote idiom
- referent
- said
- touch
- touch on/upon sth
- undermentioned
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Idiom(s)
don't mention it!
not to mention
mentionnoun
uk/ˈmen.ʃən/us/ˈmen.ʃən/B2 [ C ] a short remark or written statement:
The story didn't even get a mention in the newspaper.
When I ordered the catalogue, there was no mention of any payment.
[ S ] an occasion when something or someone is mentioned:
Even the mention of her name makes him blush.
[ C ] an occasion when a person is publicly praised for having done something, such as their job, extremely well:
At the awards ceremony, Chrissie Scott got/received a special mention for her reporting on the conflict.
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- The report carefully avoided any mention of the controversial plan.
- The merest mention of seafood makes her feel sick.
- The book doesn't make any mention of his love affairs.
- At the mention of her dead husband, her face clouded over.
- Entertainment Research reports that there are 245 mentions of the f-word in this movie.
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Remarks & remarking
- backbite
- backbiting
- bon mot
- comment
- compliment
- externalize
- innuendo
- last word
- line
- mot juste
- observation
- one
- parenthesis
- parting shot
- platitude
- remark
- remark on sth
- riposte
- shaft
- the one about idiom
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Quoting & making references
Praising and applauding