A2noun · countable / uncountable · frequent

mention

men·tion

mention · mentions

посилання, згадка

ссылка, упоминание

Erwähnung

A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory mannerA speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.

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UK/ˈmɛnʃn̩/US/ˈmɛnʃən/

» Tom didn't mention who he'd met.

Том не згадував, кого зустрів. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
Erwähnung
упомина́ниеupominánije, ссы́лкаssýlka
посила́нняposylánnja, зга́дкаzhádka
(Internet, countable, plural, plural only, uncountable)A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person.

More definitions

an official recognition of merit
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Examples

945 sentences

Tom didn't mention who he'd met.
Том не згадував, кого зустрів. — deniko
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You never mentioned Tom was here.
Ти ніколи не згадував, що там був Том. — deniko
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Tom didn't mention Mary at all.
Том узагалі не згадував Мері. — deniko
ruТом вообще не упоминал о Мэри. — odexed
deTom hat Mary überhaupt nicht erwähnt. — Kuraimegami
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I won't ever mention this again.
Я більше ніколи про це не говоритиму. — bicolino34
ruЯ никогда больше об этом не упомяну. — AntonKhorev
deIch werde es nie wieder erwähnen. — christian42
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I didn't mention that to Tom.
Я не згадував цього Тому. — deniko
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

a speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner:

Русский

By meaning 1

a speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English mencioun, mention, from Old French mention, from Latin menti

Inherited from Middle English mencioun, mention, from Old French mention, from Latin mentiōnem, accusative of mentiō (“a mention, calling to mind”).

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Forms

plural: mentions

Singular	mention
Plural	mentions

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms

Close in meaning

an official recognition of merit:honorable mention
a remark that calls attention to something or someone:reference
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage:citation cite acknowledgment credit reference quotation

Word family

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable

Collocations

12 patterns

never mentioned
forgot to mention
mentioned your name
not to mention
mentioned this before
mention anything about
to mention that
mention that to
mentioned in the
did someone mention
never mentioned that
mention this to