mention

Definitions


[ˈmɛnʃn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- refer to (something) briefly and without going into detail
(e.g: I haven't mentioned it to William yet)


Phrases:
- be mentioned in dispatches
- don't mention it
- mention someone in one's will
- not to mention

Origin:
Middle English (originally in make mention of): via Old French from Latin mentio(n-); related to mind


[ˈmɛnʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a reference to someone or something
(e.g: their eyes light up at a mention of Sartre)


Phrases:
- be mentioned in dispatches
- don't mention it
- mention someone in one's will
- not to mention

Origin:
Middle English (originally in make mention of): via Old French from Latin mentio(n-); related to mind




definition by Oxford Dictionaries