make mention of
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make mention — index remark, speak Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make mention — talk about, bring up No one made mention of his research not one word! … English idioms
make mention of — Speak of, take notice of, allude to, refer to … New dictionary of synonyms
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 — [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 (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 — I n. 1) to make mention of 2) to deserve mention 3) honorable mention (conferred in a contest for an accomplishment of merit that does not win a prize) 4) at the mention (at the very mention of his name I shuddered) II v. 1) (B) she mentioned the … Combinatory dictionary
mention — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. communicate, designate, let fall; cite, speak of. See information, speech. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. notice, naming, specifying; see allusion , remark . • make mention of, Syn. notice, consider,… … English dictionary for students
mention — men|tion1 [ menʃən ] verb transitive *** to say something during a conversation, but not discuss it much or give many details: He didn t mention her all evening. mention something to someone: I ll mention it to her when I see her tomorrow.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mention — I UK [ˈmenʃ(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms mention : present tense I/you/we/they mention he/she/it mentions present participle mentioning past tense mentioned past participle mentioned *** a) to say something during a conversation, but… … English dictionary
