mention
♦♦ men|tion /m'enʃən/ (mentions mentioning mentioned)
1 [VERB] V n/-ing, V n to n, V that, V wh, V n as n
If you mention something, you say something about it, usually briefly.
She did not mention her mother's absence...
I may not have mentioned it to her...
I had mentioned that I didn't really like contemporary music...
She shouldn't have mentioned how heavy the dress was...
I felt as though I should mention it as an option.
2 [N-VAR] oft N of n
A mention is a reference to something or someone.
The statement made no mention of government casualties...
3 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed, be V-ed as n/adj
If someone is mentioned in writing, a reference is made to them by name, often to criticize or praise something that they have done.
I was absolutely outraged that I could be even mentioned in an article of this kind...
...Brigadier Ferguson was mentioned in the report as being directly responsible.
4 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed as n
If someone is mentioned as a candidate for something such as a job, it is suggested that they might become a candidate.
Her name has been mentioned as a favoured leadership candidate.
5 [N-VAR] with supp
A special or honourable mention is formal praise that is given for an achievement that is very good, although not usually the best of its kind.
So many people have helped me with this book that it is hard to pick out the few for special mention.
= commendation
6 [CONVENTION]
People sometimes say `don't mention it' as a polite reply to someone who has just thanked them for doing something.
`Thank you very much.'--`Don't mention it.'
7 [PHRASE] PHR group
You use not to mention when you want to add extra information which emphasizes the point that you are making.
The audience, not to mention the bewildered cast, were not amused...hon|our|able men|tion (honourable mentions)
in AM, use honorable mention
[N-COUNT]
If something that you do in a competition is given an honourable mention, it receives special praise from the judges although it does not actually win a prize.
1 [VERB] V n/-ing, V n to n, V that, V wh, V n as n
If you mention something, you say something about it, usually briefly.
She did not mention her mother's absence...
I may not have mentioned it to her...
I had mentioned that I didn't really like contemporary music...
She shouldn't have mentioned how heavy the dress was...
I felt as though I should mention it as an option.
2 [N-VAR] oft N of n
A mention is a reference to something or someone.
The statement made no mention of government casualties...
3 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed, be V-ed as n/adj
If someone is mentioned in writing, a reference is made to them by name, often to criticize or praise something that they have done.
I was absolutely outraged that I could be even mentioned in an article of this kind...
...Brigadier Ferguson was mentioned in the report as being directly responsible.
4 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed as n
If someone is mentioned as a candidate for something such as a job, it is suggested that they might become a candidate.
Her name has been mentioned as a favoured leadership candidate.
5 [N-VAR] with supp
A special or honourable mention is formal praise that is given for an achievement that is very good, although not usually the best of its kind.
So many people have helped me with this book that it is hard to pick out the few for special mention.
= commendation
6 [CONVENTION]
People sometimes say `don't mention it' as a polite reply to someone who has just thanked them for doing something.
`Thank you very much.'--`Don't mention it.'
7 [PHRASE] PHR group
You use not to mention when you want to add extra information which emphasizes the point that you are making.
The audience, not to mention the bewildered cast, were not amused...hon|our|able men|tion (honourable mentions)
in AM, use honorable mention
[N-COUNT]
If something that you do in a competition is given an honourable mention, it receives special praise from the judges although it does not actually win a prize.