Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come to mention it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: come -to -men-tion it
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

What you just said reminds me of something; Used to justify a change of subject or a kind of statement that needs some kind of license.

Example Sentences

""What do you think of the banking reforms?" / "Come to mention it, I've got to get to the bank before it closes today."
""Did you see that hat he was wearing?" / "Come to mention it, he always wears funny clothes.""

Etymology

An ellipsis of "now that you come to mention it".

Inflected Forms

now you mention it (alternative)

Questions

What does come to mention it mean?: What you just said reminds me of something; Used to justify a change of subject or a kind of statement that needs some kind of license.
Where does come to mention it come from?: An ellipsis of "now that you come to mention it".

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