Phrase Hound found 18 phrases and 14 compound words that contain mention. The most common are listed below. Open mention in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 18
- honorable mentionA formal recognition given to a work or candidate of high merit that falls below the level of the main prizes or top honors in a competition, examination or award process.
- don't mention itA polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.
- make mentionSynonym of mention: A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
- honourable mentionAlternative spelling of honorable mention: A formal recognition given to a work or candidate of high merit that falls below the level of the main prizes or top honors in a competition, examination or award process.
- come to mention itWhat you just said reminds me of something; Used to justify a change of subject or a kind of statement that needs some kind of license.
- now you mention itUsed to precede another comment about something just mentioned.
- made mentionsimple past and past participle of make mention
- makes mentionthird-person singular simple present indicative of make mention: A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
- making mentionpresent participle and gerund of make mention
- use-mention distinctionThe distinction between the use of a word for its meaning (as in cheese is derived from milk) and the mention of a word as a lexical unit (as in cheese is derived from a word in Old English); an instance of this distinction.
- honorary mentionSynonym of honorable mention: A formal recognition given to a work or candidate of high merit that falls below the level of the main prizes or top honors in a competition, examination or award process.
- make mention ofTo briefly refer to something; to mention.
- more than one cares to mentiontoo much or too many; an excessive amount of
- now that you mention itAlternative form of now you mention it: Used to precede another comment about something just mentioned.
- made mention ofsimple past and past participle of make mention of
- makes mention ofthird-person singular simple present indicative of make mention of: To briefly refer to something; to mention.
- making mention ofpresent participle and gerund of make mention of
- use-mention distinctionsplural of use-mention distinction: The distinction between the use of a word for its meaning (as in cheese is derived from milk) and the mention of a word as a lexical unit (as in cheese is derived from a word in Old English); an instance …
Compound words 14
- mentionableImportant or worthy of note.
- mentionitisA notional illness which causes someone to frequently mention a person they are in love with.
- mentioneeOne who, or that which, is mentioned.
- mentionerOne who mentions.
- mentionlessWithout a mention; unmentioned.
- nonmentionA failure to mention something.
- rementionA subsequent mention.
- unmentionTo not mention or fail to mention.
- intermentionTo mention among other things, or casually or incidentally.
- mentioneththird-person singular simple present indicative of mention: A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.