mention
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ 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▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}At the very mention of his name, Kate started shaking with fright.
verbADVERB▪ 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
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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mention — [ mɑ̃sjɔ̃ ] n. f. • fin XIIe; lat. mentio 1 ♦ Action de nommer, de citer, de signaler. « Si Josèphe a fait mention de Jésus » (Renan). Il n en est pas fait mention dans cet ouvrage. Événement digne de mention. 2 ♦ Brève note donnant une précision … Encyclopédie Universelle
mention — Mention, Mentio. Il n est point mention qu il y en ait nulle part de plus courtoises, Nusquam perhibentur blandiores gentium. Faire mention de quelque chose, Memorare, Mouere mentionem de re aliqua, Facere mentionem, vel Inferre, Mentionem habere … Thresor de la langue françoyse
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
Mention — Men tion, n. [OE. mencioun, F. mention, L. mentio, from the root of meminisse to remember. See {Mind}.] A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of. [1913 Webster] I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
mention — [n] referral, observation acknowledgment, allusion, citation, comment, footnote, indication, naming, note, notice, notification, recognition, reference, remark, specifying, tribute, utterance; concepts 73,278 Ant. quiet, silence mention [v] refer … New thesaurus
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
