mention meaning

• Verb: mention  menshun
  1. Make reference to
     "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
     - advert, bring up, cite, name, refer 
  2. Make mention of
     - note, observe, remark 
  3. Commend
     - cite
  Noun: mention  menshun
  1. A remark that calls attention to something or someone
     "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"
     - reference 
  2. A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
     "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
     - citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, quotation 
  3. An official recognition of merit
     "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention"
     - honorable mention [US], honourable mention [Brit, Cdn]

  Derived forms: mentioned, mentions, mentioning

  See also: mentioner

  Type of: accolade, acknowledge, annotation, award, comment, fete, fête, have in mind, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], input, laurels, mean, notation, note, notice, remark, say, state, tell, think of

• not to mention:    Adverb: not to men ...
• don't mention it:    Interjection: don' ...
• don't mention it.:    [American slang]Yo ...

Examples

1. things like this are too numerous to mention.
2. there is mention of capital penalties for rape.
3. now that you mention it, i do remember.
4. now you mention it, i do remember.
5. did the concert get a mention in the paper?