🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Mencionar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mẽsiˈnaʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mention/ˈmɛnʃən/
verbnounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ela mencionou a reunião que se aproxima em seu e-mail."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To refer to something briefly and without going into detail.

    "She mentioned the upcoming meeting in her email."
As noun
  1. 1

    A reference to someone or something.

    "His mention in the article brought him more recognition."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'mention' originates from the Latin 'mentio', meaning 'a calling to mind', which evolved through Old French 'mention' before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from a formal reference to a more general act of referring to something.

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