mentioned
Use Mentioned in a sentence
ʃən verb (used with object)
1.
to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
2.
to cite formally for a meritorious act or achievement: He was mentioned in dispatches from the war zone.
noun
Idioms 3.
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning: to make mention of a place.
4.
formal recognition for a meritorious act or achievement: Her entry in the science competition received a special mention.
5.
not to mention, in addition to; without mentioning: We were served a sumptuous entree, not to mention the other courses.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
men·tion·a·ble, adjective
men·tion·er, noun
in·ter·men·tion, verb
pre·men·tion, noun, verb (used with object)
re·men·tion, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
1. indicate, allude to. 3. allusion, notice.
1. indicate, allude to. 3. allusion, notice.
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mention (ˈmɛnʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to refer to or speak about briefly or incidentally |
| 2. | to acknowledge or honour |
| 3. | not to mention something to say nothing of something too obvious to mention |
| —n | |
| 4. | a recognition or acknowledgment |
| 5. | a slight reference or allusion: he only got a mention in the article; the author makes no mention of that |
| 6. | the act of mentioning |
| 7. | philosophy, logic, linguistics Compare use See also formal mode 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 |
| 8. | chiefly (Austral), (NZ) a preliminary hearing in a court of law |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin mentiō a calling to mind, naming, from mēns mind] | |
| 'mentionable | |
| —adj | |
| 'mentioner | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
mention
c.1300, from O.Fr. mencion "call to mind," from L. mentionem (nom. mentio) "a calling to mind, a speaking of, mention," from root of Old L. minisci "to think," related to mens (gen. mentis) "mind," from PIE base *men- "think" (see mental). The verb is first attested 1520s.
Related: Mentioned; mentioning. Don't mention it as a conventional reply to expressions of gratitude or apology is attested from 1840.
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Example sentences
None of that is mentioned in this article, which simplifies the process in a grossly misleading way.
Climate change has been mentioned by him numerous times.
They are mentioned in diaries and letters, their names appear on the pension roles, they attended the reunions.
Barbara mentioned that you're without a book at the moment.
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