Tra từ mention - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

men·tion [mention mentions mentioned mentioning] verb, noun BrE [ˈmenʃn] NAmE [ˈmenʃn]
verb
to write or speak about sth/sb, especially without giving much information
•~ sth/sb (to sb) Nobody mentioned anything to me about it.
• Sorry, I won't mention it again.
•Now that you mention it, she did seem to be in a strange mood.
•~ sth/sb as sth/sb His name has been mentioned as a future MP.
•~ where, why, etc… Did she mention where she was going?
•~ that… You mentioned in your letter that you might be moving abroad.
•He failed to mention that he was the one who started the fight.
•~ doing sth Did I mention going to see Vicky on Sunday?
see also ↑above-mentioned, ↑aforementioned
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in make mention of): via Old French from Latin mentio(n-); related to ↑mind.

Thesaurus:
mention verb T
•No one mentioned anything to me about it.
refer to sb/sth • • speak • • say • • quote • |formal cite • • allude to sb/sth •
mention/refer to/speak of/quote/cite/allude to sb/sth as sb/sth
mention/refer to/quote/cite a/an example/case/instance
the example mentioned/referred to/quoted/cited/alluded to above/earlier/previously

Synonyms:
mention
refer to sb/sth • speak • cite • quote
These words all mean to write or speak about sb/sth, often in order to give an example or prove sth.
mention • to write or speak about sth/sb, especially without giving much information: ▪ Nobody mentioned anything to me about it.
refer to sb/sth • (rather formal) to mention or speak about sb/sth: ▪ I promised not to refer to the matter again.
speak • to mention or describe sb/sth: ▪ Witnesses ▪ spoke of ▪ a great ball of flame.
cite • (formal) to mention sth as a reason or an example, or in order to support what you are saying: ▪ He cited his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown.
quote • to mention an example of sth to support what you are saying: ▪ Can you quote me an instance of when this happened?
cite or quote?
You can cite reasons or examples, but you can only quote examples: He quoted his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown. Cite is a more formal word than quote and is often used in more formal situations, for example in descriptions of legal cases.
to mention/refer to/speak of/cite/quote sb/sth as sb/sth
to mention/refer to/cite/quote a(n) example/instance/case of sth
frequently/often mentioned/referred to/spoken of/cited/quoted
the example mentioned/referred to/cited/quoted above/earlier/previously

Example Bank:
•All the approaches mentioned so far are fairly conventional.
•Although she didn't actually mention the move, I am sure that was in her mind.
•As already mentioned, the legislation does not consider low pay as an acceptable reason for turning down a job.
•At this point, it is worth mentioning that many people who were adopted as babies have no desire to meet their biological parents.
•Did I mention the fact that I'm now single?
•Did he happen to mention putting you in his will?
•He avoided mentioning his family.
•He has two big houses, not to mention his city apartment.
•He only mentioned his work in passing.
•He was the first to publicly mention this.
•He's never mentioned you before.
•His name had been mentioned in connection with the murder of a local man.
•I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.
•I hesitate to mention it, but…
•I just never thought to mention it to you.
•I was very angry when I saw my name mentioned in connection with an incident that had absolutely nothing to do with me.
•In the example mentioned above, either method of construction could have been used.
•My name wasn't mentioned at all.
•Next spring has been mentioned as a possible time for the event.
•Now that you come to mention it, he did say something about a ghost.
•Please don't mention this to Sally.
•She did not specifically mention your name.
•She didn't mention the economy in her speech.
•The same places are repeatedly mentioned in the data.
•This aspect is discussed further by Crane, whom I mentioned earlier.
•Wounded in action, he was twice mentioned in dispatches.
•more hours than I care to mention
•plumbers, printers and potters, to mention but a few
•Now that you mention it, she did seem to be in a strange mood.
•Sorry, I won't mention it again.
Idioms: ↑don't mention it ▪ ↑not to mention

noun uncountable, countable, usually singular
an act of referring to sb/sth in speech or writing
• He made no mention of her work.
• The concert didn't even get a mention in the newspapers.
•Phil deserves (a) special mention for all the help he gave us.
•I went white at the mention of her name.
•We have several other products worthy of mention.

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in make mention of): via Old French from Latin mentio(n-); related to ↑mind.

Example Bank:
•At the very mention of his name, Kate started shaking with fright.
•His professor gets a mention in the acknowledgements.
•I've heard no mention of a salary increase this year.
•My cousin deserves a mention for all his hard work.
•No explicit mention of a sexual relationship is made.
•Special mention must be made of Watson's wonderful performance as the doctor.
•The author omitted any mention of the report.
•The company racked up two billion media mentions in 2002.
•The earliest mention of the town is in a 16th-century manuscript.
•The mere mention of his name brings a smile to my face.
•The war barely rates a mention in this book.
•There is scant mention of her in the literature.
•He went white at the mention of her name.
•Richard deserves (a) special mention for all the help he gave us.
•She made no mention of his work.
•The concert didn't even get a mention in the newspapers.