Definitions for mention
ˈmɛn ʃənmen·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. mention, referencenoun

   a remark that calls attention to something or someone

   "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"

2. citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotationnoun

   a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

   "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"

3. mention, honorable mentionverb

   an official recognition of merit

   "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention"

4. mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, referverb

   make reference to

   "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

5. note, observe, mention, remarkverb

   make mention of

   "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"

6. mention, citeverb

   commend

   "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mentionnoun

   A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.

2. mentionverb

   To make a short reference to something.

3. Etymology: From mention, from mentio, mentionis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mentionnoun

   Oral or written expression, or recital of any thing.

   Etymology: mention, Fr. mentio, Latin.

   Think on me when it shall be well with thee; and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house. Gen. xl. 14.

   The Almighty introduces the proposal of his laws rather with the mention of some particular acts of kindness, than by reminding mankind of his severity. John Rogers, Sermons.

2. To Mentionverb

   To write or express in words or writing.

   Etymology: mentionner, Fr. from the noun.

   I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord. Isa. lxiii. 7.

   These mentioned by their names were princes in their families. 1 Chron. iv. 38.

   The rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat are written in the book of Jehu, who is mentioned in the book of Kings. 2 Chron.

   All his transgressions shall not be mentioned. Ezek. xviii.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mention

   Mention refers to the act of referring to someone or something in speech or writing. It involves a brief or indirect reference to or citation of a person, situation, event, or object. Mention can also mean the recognition or acknowledgement given to someone by expressing their name or referring to their work.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Mentionnoun

   a speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of

2. Mentionverb

   to make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name

3. Etymology: [OE. mencioun, F. mention, L. mentio, from the root of meminisse to remember. See Mind.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mention

   men′shun, n. a brief notice: a hint.—v.t. to notice briefly: to remark: to name.—adj. Men′tionable, fit to be mentioned. [L. mentio, -onis.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MENTION

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mention is ranked #60347 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Mention surname appeared 334 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mention.
   
   89.8% or 300 total occurrences were Black.
   5% or 17 total occurrences were White.
   2.4% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Acknowledge
   • Remark
   • State

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mention' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3577

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mention' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1395

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mention' in Nouns Frequency: #2163

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mention' in Verbs Frequency: #210

Anagrams for mention »

1. nontime

How to pronounce mention?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mention in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mention in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of mention in a Sentence

1. Martin Sheen:

   She has some common sense. I’m not saying she’s mistake-free. Who is? I mean, she’s a human being, so, please, if you want to talk about how much her mistakes have cost us, none in human lives — and please don’t mention Benghazi. He added, That’s a lot of crap. She was not controlling that situation. It was a military situation. And that’s run by the Pentagon or the CIA or both. She’s under orders.

2. Peter Barca:

   You just add up the time he's been away over the course of the past couple of months, on trade deals, not even to mention his political visits. I bet you he's been in 15-20 states in the last month alone, he's just obviously is not putting much attention here.

3. Marzuki Darusman:

   They said that other people will take over, and the hardliners will be taking over, they wouldn't have to mention that to us, but I don't know. I'm taking it at face value.

4. Hafiz Abdul Rehman Achakzai:

   There is no harm gathering for it in a mosque. We try to maintain physical distance from each other while saying our prayers, which is different from mass gatherings, where physical distancing is not possible, having said that, I should mention that by saying the prayers is the only way we can ask for Allahs help to protect us.

5. John Kirby:

   There's 70,000 Americans living in Saudi Arabia right now, not to mention all the other troops we have throughout the region, so, it's not only in our interest that missile defense in the region become more integrated and cooperative. It's in the interest of our allies and partners in that part of the world as well.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mention
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mention
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=mention
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mention
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=mention
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html