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mention
(redirected from mentions in dispatches)

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men·tion  (mnshn)
tr.v. men·tioned, men·tion·ing, men·tions
To refer to, especially incidentally. See Synonyms at refer.
n.
1.
a. The act of referring to something briefly or casually.
b. An incidental reference or allusion.
2. Honorable mention.
Idiom:
not to mention
In addition to; as well as.

[From Middle English mencioun, reference, from Old French, from Latin menti, mentin-; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]

mention·a·ble adj.

mention
Verb
1. to refer to or speak about briefly or incidentally
2. to include in a report, list etc., because of high standards or an outstanding achievement: the hotel is mentioned in all the guidebooks, he was twice mentioned in dispatches during the war
3. not to mention (something) to say nothing of (something too obvious to mention)
Noun
1. a slight reference or allusion
2. a recognition or acknowledgment of high quality or an outstanding achievement [Latin mentio a calling to mind]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mentionmention - a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"
comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
allusion - passing reference or indirect mention
retrospection - reference to things past; "the story begins with no introductory retrospections"
name-dropping - the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener; "the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it"
2.mention - a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"
photo credit - a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph
cross-index, cross-reference - a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
3.mentionmention - an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention"
accolade, honor, laurels, honour, award - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
Verb1.mention - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
have in mind, think of, mean - intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
commend, remember - mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife"
speak of the devil - mention someone's name who just then appears
remember - mention favorably, as in prayer; "remember me in your prayers"
quote, cite - refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
touch on - refer to or discuss briefly
invoke, appeal - cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
namedrop - refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
bring up, raise - put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
drag up, dredge up - mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old stories"
cross-refer - refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists
2.mention - make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
comment, point out, remark, notice - make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague"
3.mention - commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"
acknowledge, notice - express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"

mention
verb 1. refer to, point out, acknowledge, bring up, state, report, reveal, declare, cite, communicate, disclose, intimate, tell of, recount, hint at, impart, allude to, divulge, broach, call attention to, make known, touch upon, adduce, speak about or of
noun 3. acknowledgment, recognition, tribute, citation, honourable mention not to mention to say nothing of, besides, not counting, as well as
Translations
mention [ˈmɛnʃən] nmención f
vtmencionar (= speak of); hablar de;
don't mention it! → ¡de nada!;
I need hardly mention that ... → huelga decir que ...;
not to mention, without mentioning → sin contar

mention [ˈmɛnʃən] nmention f
don't mention it! → je vous en prie, il n'y a pas de quoi!;
I need hardly mention that ... → est-il besoin de rappeler que ...?;
not to mention ..., without mentioning ... → sans parler de ..., sans compter ...

mention [ˈmɛnʃən] nErwähnung f
vterwähnen;
don't mention it! → (bitte,) gern geschehen!;
not to mention ... → von ... ganz zu schweigen

mention [ˈmɛnʃən] nmenzione f
vtmenzionare, far menzione di;
don't mention it! → non c'è di che!, prego!;
I need hardly mention that ... → inutile dire che ...;
not to mention, without mentioning → per non parlare di, senza contare

mention
v mention [ˈmenʃən]
1 to speak of or refer to He mentioned the plan. noem, verwys na يَذكُر говоря за hovořit (o, k) nævne; omtale anführen αναφέρω, μνημονεύω mencionar, decir, hablar de nimetama ذکر کردن mainita parler de לְהַזכִּיר उल्लेख करना spomenuti említ, idéz menyebutkan minnast á, nefna menzionare 述べる 말하다 (pa)minėti, nurodyti []minēt menyebut vermelden nevne, omtale, si wspominać, wzmiankować mencionar a vorbi despre говорить, ссылаться hovoriť (o) navesti pomenuti nämna กล่าวถึง söz etmek, bahsetmek 說起 згадувати; посилатися на اشارةً ذکر کرنا đề cập
2 to remark or say usually briefly or indirectly She mentioned (that) she might be leaving. noem, opmerk يُشيرُ إلى споменавам zmínit se nævne; sige erwähnen αναφέρω mencionar mainima ذکر کردن mainita mentionner לְצַייֵן उल्लेख napomenuti (meg)említ mengatakan minnast á, nefna menzionare 言う 잠시 언급하다 pasakyti, užsiminti ierunāties; minēt mengatakan gewag maken van nevne, antyde wspominać, wzmiankować mencionar a menţiona, a pomeni упоминать zmieniť sa omeniti pomenuti nämna เอ่ยถึง ... diye söylemek 提及 згадувати ذکر کرنا lưu ý
n
(often withof) a (usually brief) remark (about) No mention was made of this matter. melding ذِكْر، إشارَه، تَنْويه споменаване zmínka omtale die Erwähnung αναφορά, μνεία mención, alusión mainimine تذکر huomautus mention אִזכּוּר उल्लेख, चर्चा napomena (meg)említés komentar e-ð sem minnst er á accenno 言及 언급 pastaba, užsiminimas pieminēšana komentar gewag (flyktig) omtale wzmianka referência menţiune упоминание zmienka omemba pomen omnämnande การกล่าวถึง bahsetme, değinme 提到 згадування ذکر sự đề cập
not to mention
used to emphasize something important or to excuse oneself for mentioning something relatively unimportant He is rich and clever, not to mention handsome. om nie eens te praat van ناهيكَ عن، فَضلا عن أنَّ освен това nemluvě o for ikke at tale om ganz zu schweigen von άσε πια, για να μην αναφέρω hablar de por no, sin contar rääkimata سوای از puhumattakaan sans compter שֶׁלֹא לְהַזכִּיר a da i ne spomenemo nem is említve... dan lagi að ónefndu, fyrir utan (per non parlare di) 言うまでもなく ...은 말할 것도 없고 jau nekalbant apie nemaz nerunājot par dan lagi om nog maar niet te spreken van for ikke å nevne/snakke om nie mówiąc o sem falar em ca să nu mai vorbim de не говоря уже о nehovoriac o da ne omenimo da ne pominjem för att inte tala om ไม่ต้องพูดถึง ayrıca, bir de 更不必說 не кажучи вже про کسی اہم یا بنیادی بات کی طرف اشارہ کہ اس کا تو ذکر ہی کیا chưa kể 不必


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