to mention

Examples

• All

• He said, honey, in your speech today, make sure you mention my remarkable advice.

• The project I mentioned said that there was a buddy of his that I need to meet and his name is Ron Mccant.

• Have you mentioned this note to anyone?

  Dirty Harry (1971)

• And... I know my name has been mentioned as a future Pope.

  Conclave (2024)

• Yeah, the public defender mentioned that.

  Joey & Rex Save the Church (2022)

• Look, Steve, the reason why I applaud it, I mentioned the World Trade Organization.

• Governor Waller mentioned that he has a real concern that what if businesses can raise prices and keep those prices high.

• And I want to also mention the work that's been done with the Parker Solar Probe.

• Aunt Sylvie pointed out the likeness; she even mentioned the church where he was carved.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The committee decided to mention the volunteers in their annual report to recognize their efforts.

Synonyms

H

to honor

vsto mention

• US

796 2.3

Show great respect to someone, often in public

offers a formal commendation but with less respect and ceremony

R

to recognize

vsto mention

• Formal

305 1.4

To say or show thanks for what someone did

offers formal acknowledgment in reports rather than warm public admiration

C

to credit

vsto mention

110 3.5

To publicly say someone is responsible for something

gives general commendation rather than assigning responsibility or source

C

to cite

vsto mention

• Formal

103 4.8

To praise someone in an official statement for an achievement

gives a formal but usually briefer acknowledgement without special praise

A

to accredit

vsto mention

• Formal

5.8

To say that someone made or caused something

provides formal praise but not a legal or official certification

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

D

to disregard

119 3.9

Ignore something or someone on purpose

Idioms

N

not to mention

465 3.7

Shows that something is even more important than what was just said

C

come to mention it

• UK

1 7.1

Saying this shows you have just remembered something related

Phrasal Verbs

M

to mention it

282 1.6

To say something in conversation or writing

M

to make mention of

• Formal

6 3.6

To briefly say something about a person or thing

Compounds

H

honorable mention

• US

6 3.8

A special recognition for a good entry that did not win the main prize

How Official

to honor

• US

796 2.3

to mention

• Formal

83 2.8

to note

951 1.6

Surface Forms

Etymology