not+to+mention

  • 21mention — [[t]me̱nʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦ mentions, mentioning, mentioned 1) VERB If you mention something, you say something about it, usually briefly. [V n/ ing] She did not mention her mother s absence... [V n to n] I may not have mentioned it to her... [V that]… …

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  • 22mention — 1 / menSFn/ verb (T) 1 to talk about something or someone in a conversation, piece of writing etc, especially without saying very much or giving details: As I mentioned earlier, this has been a very successful year for our company. | Jill… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23mention — men|tion1 [ menʃən ] verb transitive *** to say something during a conversation, but not discuss it much or give many details: He didn t mention her all evening. mention something to someone: I ll mention it to her when I see her tomorrow.… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24mention — I UK [ˈmenʃ(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms mention : present tense I/you/we/they mention he/she/it mentions present participle mentioning past tense mentioned past participle mentioned *** a) to say something during a conversation, but… …

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  • 25mention*/*/*/ — [ˈmenʃ(ə)n] verb [T] I to refer to something, but not discuss it much He didn t mention her all evening.[/ex] I ll mention the problem to her.[/ex] Did I mention that I ve got a new job?[/ex] • don t mention it spoken used as a polite answer to… …

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  • 26mention — 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… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 27mention — v. & n. v.tr. 1 refer to briefly. 2 specify by name. 3 reveal or disclose (do not mention this to anyone). 4 (in dispatches) award (a person) a minor honour for meritorious, usu. gallant, military service. n. 1 a reference, esp. by name, to a… …

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  • 28mention — mentionable, adj. mentioner, n. /men sheuhn/, v.t. 1. to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don t forget to mention her contribution to the project. 2. to cite formally for a meritorious act or achievement: He was mentioned in… …

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  • 29not — [[t]nɒ̱t[/t]] ♦ (Not is often shortened to n t in spoken English, and added to the auxiliary or modal verb. For example, did not is often shortened to didn t .) 1) NEG You use not with verbs to form negative statements. The sanctions are not… …

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  • 30mention — v refer to, speak of, allude to, invoke, bring up; make mention of, touch on, comment upon, animadvert upon, make note of, point out; name, specify, indicate, direct attention to, call attention to, bring to one s notice, call to mind. 2. tell,… …

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