Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - mention

~1 v 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 mentioned something about a party on Saturday. | Was my name mentioned at all? | mention sth to sb)  (I mentioned the idea to Joan, and she seemed to like it. | mention (that))  (He mentioned that he was having problems, but he didn't explain. | it is worth mentioning that (=this is a useful or important piece of information))  (It's worth mentioning that the new regulations don't actually come into force until next year.) 2 don't mention it spoken used to say politely that there is no need for someone to thank you for helping them  ("Thanks for the ride home!" "Don't mention it.") 3 not to mention used to introduce an additional thing that makes a situation even more difficult, surprising, interesting etc  (They already take pension and social security payments off my pay, not to mention state taxes.) 4 mention sth in passing to mention something quickly without paying much attention to it  (Sue mentioned the party in passing, but I couldn't go.) 5 above mentioned/mentioned above mentioned earlier in a piece of writing 6 mentioned in dispatches BrE honoured for being brave in a battle by being mentioned on an official list ~2 n C usually singular, the act of mentioning something or someone in a conversation, piece of writing etc  (Just the mention of her name still upsets him. | there's no mention (=something is not mentioned))  (There was no mention of any trip to Holland in his diaries. | get a mention (=be mentioned when someone is talking or writing about something))  (I didn't even get a mention in the list of contributors. | make no mention (=not say anything about))  (He made no mention of his wife's illness to me.)  (- see also honourable mention)