mention

  • 11mention — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, passing ▪ special ▪ earliest, first ▪ The earliest mention of the town is in a 16th century manuscript …

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  • 12mention — men|tion1 W1S1 [ˈmenʃən] v [T] 1.) to talk or write about something or someone, usually quickly and without saying very much or giving details ▪ Was my name mentioned at all? ▪ Some of the problems were mentioned in his report. mention sth to sb… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13mention — I n. 1) to make mention of 2) to deserve mention 3) honorable mention (conferred in a contest for an accomplishment of merit that does not win a prize) 4) at the mention (at the very mention of his name I shuddered) II v. 1) (B) she mentioned the …

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  • 14mention — men|tion1 [ menʃən ] verb transitive *** to say something during a conversation, but not discuss it much or give many details: He didn t mention her all evening. mention something to someone: I ll mention it to her when I see her tomorrow.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15mention — 1 / menSFn/ verb (T) 1 to talk about something or someone in a conversation, piece of writing etc, especially without saying very much or giving details: As I mentioned earlier, this has been a very successful year for our company. | Jill… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16mention — I UK [ˈmenʃ(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms mention : present tense I/you/we/they mention he/she/it mentions present participle mentioning past tense mentioned past participle mentioned *** a) to say something during a conversation, but… …

    English dictionary

  • 17MENTION — s. f. Commémoration, témoignage, rapport fait de vive voix ou par écrit. Faire mention de quelqu un, de quelque chose ; en faire une mention honorable, une honorable mention ; n en faire qu une légère mention ; en faire mention dans un traité,… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 18mention — [[t]me̱nʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ mentions, mentioning, mentioned 1) VERB If you mention something, you say something about it, usually briefly. [V n/ ing] She did not mention her mother s absence... [V n to n] I may not have mentioned it to her... [V that]… …

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  • 19mention — (man sion ; en vers, de trois syllabes) s. f. Commémoration faite de vive voix ou par écrit. •   Faites quelque mention de certaines gens dans vos lettres, SÉV. 19. •   M. de Soubise l a remercié de cet honneur, et a demandé seulement qu il fût… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 20mention — 01. Could you [mention] the meeting to Charlie when you see him? I don t want him to forget. 02. Don t [mention] anything about the dead hamster to the kids; it really gets them upset. 03. The government statement made no [mention] of the… …

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