verb
mention
MEHNSHN
verb
1
To refer to or speak about something briefly, without going into detail.
"She mentioned that she'd be moving next month."
"Did he mention what time the meeting starts?"
noun
1
A brief reference to something in speech or writing.
"The report made only a passing mention of the delays."
2
On social media, a post or reply in which someone tags or names another user.
"She got dozens of mentions after the tweet went viral."
How to Use Mention
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo bring something up briefly, or a brief reference to it.
Common pairings
mention in passing
worth a mention
get a mention
Word Forms
mentioned past tense, mentions plural, mentions singular
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Etymology
From Old French mention, from Latin mentiō ("a calling to mind, a mention").