Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make mention

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: make -men-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of mention.

Formal

Example Sentences

"Beyak declined an interview request from CBC earlier this week, but did make mention in a press conference about a CBC article published earlier this week regarding her comments."
"The statement did not make mention if those upcoming contests will be played."
"However, Musk did appear to concede in talking with the group that he would have no problem in limiting the amplification of some kinds of abusive content — a policy that he has not been vocal about since taking over the company. "He did make mention that reach is not the same as speech," Robinson told me."

Usage

Formal

Inflected Forms

makes mention (present, singular) making mention (participle, present) made mention (participle, past) made mention (past)

Phrases

make mention of

Synonyms

mention

Questions

What does make mention mean?: Synonym of mention.

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