mention
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mention
- /ˈmɛnʃən/ US
- /ˈmɛnʃn̩/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛnʃən
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English mencioun, mention, from Old French mention, from Latin mentiōnem, accusative of mentiō (“a mention, calling to mind”).
noun mentions
- A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. I will make mention of thy righteousness.
- A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person. "I would like Twitter to put some kind of filters in place," suggests Prakash. "At present I can't see troll tweets if I block the user, but others who go into my 'mentions' can do so, and read the graphic abuse, which is disturbing."
verb mentions · mentioning · mentioned
- To make mention of; to speak of; to refer to; to name; to specify He happened to mention your name to me.
- To utter a word or expression in order to refer to the expression itself, as opposed to its usual referent. I can illustrate this by mentioning the word lead. Now you have no way of knowing for sure which meaning I have in mind until I give it some context by using it in a sentence.
Similar: bring up, mention, move, reference, toss up, touch, touch on · Opposite: bespeech, enlarge oneself, orate, speechify
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: remark, refer, observe, reference, name, note, quotation, cite, acknowledge, honorable mention, credit, citation, advert, bring up, comment, indication
Translations
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noun a speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner
| Español | mención, minción |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 언급 eon'geup |
| 日本語 | 言及 genkyū |
| 中文 | 言及 yánjí, 提到 tídào |
| हिन्दी | उल्लेख ullekh, ज़िक्र zikr |
| Português | menção |
| Deutsch | Erwähnung |
| Italiano | cenno, accenno, menzione |
| Ελληνικά | αναφορά anaforá, μνεία mneía, μνημόνευση mnimónefsi |
| Русский | упомина́ние upominánije, ссы́лка ssýlka |
| Tiếng Việt | đề cập |
| العربية | ذِكْر ḏikr |
verb to make a short reference to something
| Español | mencionar, mentar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 말하다 malhada, 언급하다 eon'geuphada |
| 日本語 | 言及する genkyū suru |
| 中文 | 提到 tídào |
| हिन्दी | उल्लेख करना ullekh karnā, उल्लिखित ullikhit |
| Português | mencionar |
| Français | mentionner |
| Deutsch | erwähnen |
| Italiano | menzionare |
| Ελληνικά | αναφέρω anaféro, μνημονεύω mnimonévo |
| Русский | упомина́ть upominátʹ, упомяну́ть upomjanútʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | đề cập |
| العربية | ذَكَرَ ḏakara |
Talk about this word "mention." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mention. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mention. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mention "mention." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mention.Cite this
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title = {mention},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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