mention

mention
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noun
ADJECTIVE
brief, passing
special
earliest, first

The earliest mention of the town is in a 16th-century manuscript.

particular, specific
explicit

No explicit mention of a sexual relationship is made.

little, scant

There is scant mention of her in the literature.

mere

The mere mention of his name brings a smile to my face.

honourable/honorable
media (esp. AmE)

The company racked up two billion media mentions in 2002.

VERB + MENTION
deserve, merit, rate, warrant

My cousin deserves a mention for all his hard work.

The war barely rates a mention in this book.

earn
get, receive

His professor gets a mention in the acknowledgements.

make

Special mention must be made of Watson's wonderful performance as the doctor.

give sb

Andrew Divoff is given special mention.

avoid, omit

The author omitted any mention of the report.

hear

I've heard no mention of a salary increase this year.

PREPOSITION
at the mention of

At the very mention of his name, Kate started shaking with fright.

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verb
ADVERB
already, earlier, just, previously, so far

As already mentioned, the legislation does not consider low pay as an acceptable reason for turning down a job.

This aspect is discussed further by Crane, whom I mentioned earlier.

All the approaches mentioned so far are fairly conventional.

commonly, frequently
rarely, seldom
never

He's never mentioned you before.

briefly, in passing

He only mentioned his work in passing.

casually

I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working in Florida.

directly, explicitly, expressly, specifically

She did not specifically mention your name.

publicly

He was the first to publicly mention this.

repeatedly

The same places are repeatedly mentioned in the data.

barely, hardly, scarcely (esp. BrE)
not actually, not at all

Although she didn't actually mention the move, I am sure that was in her mind.

My name wasn't mentioned at all.

VERB + MENTION
not bother to, fail to, forget to, neglect to, omit to
hesitate to

I hesitate to mention it, but … 

care to

more hours than I care to mention

happen to

Did he happen to mention putting you in his will?

remember to, think to

I just never thought to mention it to you.

PREPOSITION
as

Next spring has been mentioned as a possible time for the event.

in

She didn't mention the economy in her speech.

in connection with

His name had been mentioned in connection with the murder of a local man.

to

Please don't mention this to Sally.

PHRASES
avoid mentioning sb/sth

He avoided mentioning his family.

be worth mentioning sth

At this point, it is worth mentioning that many people who were adopted as babies have no desire to meet their biological parents.

mentioned above, mentioned below

In the example mentioned above, either method of construction could have been used.

mentioned in dispatches (esp. BrE)

Wounded in action, he was twice mentioned in dispatches.

mention the fact that … 

Did I mention the fact that I'm now single?

not to mention (= used to add extra information)

He has two big houses, not to mention his city apartment.

come to mention it, now you come to mention it, now you mention it (all esp. BrE)

Now that you come to mention it, he did say something about a ghost.

to mention but a few, to mention just a few

plumbers, printers and potters, to mention but a few

Mention is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑article, ↑report
Mention is used with these nouns as the object: ↑name, ↑word

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  • mention — MENTION. s. f. Commemoration, memoire. Faire mention de quelqu un, de quelque chose. en faire mention honorable. en faire mention dans un traité, dans un contract, dans l histoire, &c. il n est point mention qu il y ait jamais eu d homme &c. qu… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • mention — [men′shən, men′chən] n. [ME mencion < OFr mention < L mentio < mens (gen. mentis), MIND] 1. a brief, often incidental, reference or statement 2. a citing for honor vt. 1. to refer to or speak about briefly or incidentally; specify, as by …   English World dictionary

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  • mention — vb Mention, name, instance, specify are comparable when they mean to make clear or specific by referring to something explicitly. Mention indicates a calling attention to, usually by name where possible, sometimes by a brief, cursory, or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Mention — Men tion (m[e^]n sh[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mentioned} (m[e^]n sh[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mentioning}.] [Cf. F. mentionner.] To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name. [1913 Webster] I will mention the loving kindnesses of the Lord.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mention — ► VERB 1) refer to briefly. 2) refer to by name as being noteworthy. ► NOUN 1) a reference to someone or something. 2) a formal acknowledgement of something noteworthy. ● be mentioned in dispatches Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

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  • mention — I (reference) noun allegation, allusion, assertion, commemoratio, comment, communication, enlightenment, expression, hint, implication, indication, indirect hint, inference, insinuation, intimation, mentio, note, passing word, recital, recitation …   Law dictionary

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