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01. Could you [mention] the meeting to Charlie when you see him? I don't want him to forget.
02. Don't [mention] anything about the dead hamster to the kids; it really gets them upset.
03. The government statement made no [mention] of the President's health.
04. You were [mentioned] in the report as being one of those responsible.
05. Well-known scientist David Suzuki has often been [mentioned] as a potential political candidate in this country, but he doesn't seem interested in running for office.
06. I [mentioned] to Jackie that I would be away tomorrow, and it didn't seem to present any problems.
07. If you are speaking to the landlord, could you [mention] the problem with the fridge to him?
08. A doctor once said that a person often catches a cold when a mother-in-law comes to visit, and that patients [mentioned] mothers-in-law so often that they should be considered a common cause of disease in the United States.
09. There is a Greek proverb which says that not to [mention] the truth is hiding gold.
10. When you go to Grandma's house, don't [mention] anything about the party because we want it to be a surprise.
11. He [mentioned] the report briefly in his most recent e-mail.
12. Don't [mention] the cat to the children. I'm hoping it'll find its way back home before they notice it has run away.
13. Your mother made no [mention] of the health problems she was having when I saw her.
14. The lost city of Atlantis was first [mentioned] by the Greek philosopher Plato in his dialogs.
15. The government news release made no [mention] of the President's upcoming trip abroad.
16. She didn't [mention] the party when I was talking to her so I guess I'm not invited.
17. Ron Jaworski once noted that positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football - anything that you can [mention].

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  • mention — [ mɑ̃sjɔ̃ ] n. f. • fin XIIe; lat. mentio 1 ♦ Action de nommer, de citer, de signaler. « Si Josèphe a fait mention de Jésus » (Renan). Il n en est pas fait mention dans cet ouvrage. Événement digne de mention. 2 ♦ Brève note donnant une précision …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • mention — Mention, Mentio. Il n est point mention qu il y en ait nulle part de plus courtoises, Nusquam perhibentur blandiores gentium. Faire mention de quelque chose, Memorare, Mouere mentionem de re aliqua, Facere mentionem, vel Inferre, Mentionem habere …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • mention — MENTION. s. f. Commemoration, memoire. Faire mention de quelqu un, de quelque chose. en faire mention honorable. en faire mention dans un traité, dans un contract, dans l histoire, &c. il n est point mention qu il y ait jamais eu d homme &c. qu… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • mention — [men′shən, men′chən] n. [ME mencion < OFr mention < L mentio < mens (gen. mentis), MIND] 1. a brief, often incidental, reference or statement 2. a citing for honor vt. 1. to refer to or speak about briefly or incidentally; specify, as by …   English World dictionary

  • Mention — Men tion, n. [OE. mencioun, F. mention, L. mentio, from the root of meminisse to remember. See {Mind}.] A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of. [1913 Webster] I… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mention — vb Mention, name, instance, specify are comparable when they mean to make clear or specific by referring to something explicitly. Mention indicates a calling attention to, usually by name where possible, sometimes by a brief, cursory, or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Mention — Men tion (m[e^]n sh[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mentioned} (m[e^]n sh[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mentioning}.] [Cf. F. mentionner.] To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name. [1913 Webster] I will mention the loving kindnesses of the Lord.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

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  • mention — I (reference) noun allegation, allusion, assertion, commemoratio, comment, communication, enlightenment, expression, hint, implication, indication, indirect hint, inference, insinuation, intimation, mentio, note, passing word, recital, recitation …   Law dictionary

  • mention — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, passing ▪ special ▪ earliest, first ▪ The earliest mention of the town is in a 16th century manuscript …   Collocations dictionary

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