mention
/ˈmɛnʃən/ verb B1- To make mention of; to speak of; to refer to; to name; to specify · He happened to mention your name to me.
- To utter a word or expression in order to refer to the expression itself, as opposed to its usual referent.
He/she/it mentions · Past mentioned · Past participle mentioned · -ing form mentioning
Verb forms
- Base form
- mention
- He/she/it
- mentions
- Past
- mentioned
- Past participle
- mentioned
- -ing form
- mentioning
From the library
I only mention the Greuze because it brings the matter within the range of your own observation.”
You know, sister, we agreed long ago never to mention a word about it.
It was many months since she had mentioned his name to Elizabeth; but now, as soon as they were alone together, she said,--
“You don’t mention those who aided and abetted the deed,” said Caderousse.
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