1. Speak of something; say to bring other people's attention to something
   "They mentioned that it was a fine day to go sailing";
   - note, observe, remark
    
2. Make reference to
   "he was mentioned in connection with the invention";
   - advert [rare], bring up, cite, name, refer
    
3. Commend
   "he was mentioned for his outstanding achievements";
   - cite

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 [informal, rare], 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: mentions, mentioning, mentioned

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

Encyclopedia: Mention