We mentioned you in regard to nominations for the congress.
•Everyone mentioned your book in the discussions.
2. to name someone or something in a will, lecture, story, article, etc. •They mentioned your name in the discussion.
•Uncle Herman mentioned you in his will.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
mention someone in passing — mention (someone/something) in passing to refer to someone or something briefly while talking about something else. During the interview, she mentioned in passing that her father had also been involved in publishing … New idioms dictionary
not to mention someone — not to mention (someone/something) and also someone or something else. Gaining weight didn t help her health, not to mention the high blood pressure that ran in her family. They don t have any of the players from that championship team anymore,… … New idioms dictionary
mention — ► VERB 1) refer to briefly. 2) refer to by name as being noteworthy. ► NOUN 1) a reference to someone or something. 2) a formal acknowledgement of something noteworthy. ● be mentioned in dispatches Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
mention something in passing — mention (someone/something) in passing to refer to someone or something briefly while talking about something else. During the interview, she mentioned in passing that her father had also been involved in publishing … New idioms dictionary
mention in passing — mention (someone/something) in passing to refer to someone or something briefly while talking about something else. During the interview, she mentioned in passing that her father had also been involved in publishing … New idioms dictionary
mention — men|tion1 W1S1 [ˈmenʃən] v [T] 1.) to talk or write about something or someone, usually quickly and without saying very much or giving details ▪ Was my name mentioned at all? ▪ Some of the problems were mentioned in his report. mention sth to sb… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mention — men|tion1 [ menʃən ] verb transitive *** to say something during a conversation, but not discuss it much or give many details: He didn t mention her all evening. mention something to someone: I ll mention it to her when I see her tomorrow.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mention — I UK [ˈmenʃ(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms mention : present tense I/you/we/they mention he/she/it mentions present participle mentioning past tense mentioned past participle mentioned *** a) to say something during a conversation, but… … English dictionary
mention*/*/*/ — [ˈmenʃ(ə)n] verb [T] I to refer to something, but not discuss it much He didn t mention her all evening.[/ex] I ll mention the problem to her.[/ex] Did I mention that I ve got a new job?[/ex] • don t mention it spoken used as a polite answer to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
mention — verb refer to briefly. ↘refer to (someone) as being noteworthy. noun a reference to someone or something. ↘a formal acknowledgement of something noteworthy. Phrases be mentioned in dispatches Brit. be commended for one s actions by name in an… … English new terms dictionary
mention — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mencioun, from Anglo French mencion, from Latin mention , mentio; akin to Latin meminisse to remember, ment , mens mind Date: 14th century 1. the act or an instance of citing or calling attention to someone or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
