What does “mention” mean?
- 1
verbto speak or write about something briefly
Did she mention when she would be back?
- 2
nouna short remark about someone or something
There was no mention of the price in the email.
Mention at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈmɛnʃən/ · MEN-shun
How to use “mention” correctly
“Mention” takes a direct object: “He mentioned the problem,” not “He mentioned about the problem.”
Common phrases with “mention”
- not to mention
- mention sth to sb
- worth mentioning
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