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mention
What does mention mean?
mention (verb): to speak of; to refer to; to name; to specify.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use mention in a sentence?
- He happened to mention your name to me. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce mention?
/ˈmɛnʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does mention come from?
Inherited from Middle English mencioun, mention, from Old French mention, from Latin mentiōnem, accusative of mentiō (“a mention, calling to mind”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of mention?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “mention”?
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What does “mention” mean?
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
Not quite: that's what suggest means.
to speak of; to refer to; to name; to specify
Right! That's what “mention” means.
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
Not quite: that's what apologize means.
bend or lay so that one part covers the other
Not quite: that's what fold means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “mention”?
feel
Not quite: feel means something else.
show
Not quite: show means something else.
give
Not quite: give means something else.
cite
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