# mention

Pronunciation: say "MEN-shuhn" /ˈmɛnʃən/

## Verb

1. To refer to something briefly, often in passing, without discussing it in detail.
   - Simple: To talk about something quickly and briefly, without giving many details.
   - _Please mention my name when you call the office._
   - _He mentioned the budget cuts near the end of the meeting._

## Noun

2. A brief or passing reference to something in speech or writing.
   - Simple: A short reference to someone or something in speech or writing.
   - _The report makes only passing mention of the project's early failures._
   - _Any mention of the lawsuit was quickly cut from the broadcast interview._
3. Official recognition in public of someone's merit or good work, especially when it is less than a prize or award.
   - Simple: Public praise for good work, often given instead of a prize.
   - _Although it didn't win, the documentary earned a special mention from the festival jury._
   - _Her short film did not win a prize, but the judges gave it an honorable mention in their final report._
4. On social media, a post or reply that tags or names a user; in the plural, the feed of such posts about that user.
   - Simple: On social media, a post that tags or names you. Your mentions are all the posts like that.
   - _The senator's staff monitors her mentions for signs of emerging criticism._
   - _After the announcement, the company's mentions spiked across every platform._

## Other meanings

- (verb) To utter a word or expression so as to refer to the expression itself rather than to what it normally stands for.

## Origin

The word goes back to Latin "mentiōnem," the accusative form of "mentiō" ("a mention, calling to mind"). Old French took it as "mention," and Middle English inherited it as "mencioun," also spelled "mention."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mention (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).