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mention
Verb
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If you mention something, you say it or talk about it, but only very briefly.
Father Poole became very excited when I mentioned your name.
As I have already mentioned, I had never tried skiing before.
The problem is not mentioned in any of the books.
He mentioned that she would probably be there.
Did you mention the changes to Susan?
Now that you mention it, I do have another key under the mat.
"Thank you for your help!" "Oh, don't mention it. It was nothing."
mention
Noun
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A mention of something, is when somebody mentions it.
Kavanagh's book makes no mention of Katherine's name.
The economy received only the briefest of mentions in the speech.
it
Pronoun
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used to refer to an object without identifying or describing it; the object might have been described earlier in the text.
The house was very big. It had many rooms.
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used to describe the weather
It is very hot today.
I'm staying in because it is raining
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used to describe a situation in general
I don't like it when people tell me to do something.
It is hard to find a job.
it
Abbreviation
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It can be a short way of writing:
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# Italy or Italian
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# Information Technology, the use of computers