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makes mention

makes mention is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make mention.

Meaning of make mention

Verb

make mention (third-person singular simple present makes mention, present participle making mention, simple past and past participle made mention)

  1. (formal, uncommon) Synonym of mention.
    • 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.2017 September 15, Alex Johnson, “'Epitome of colonial thinking': Sask. Sen. Lillian Dyck reacts to Sen. Lynn Beyak's latest comments”, in CBC
    Synonyms:
    mention

Questions about makes mention

What is makes mention the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes mention is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make mention.

Words near makes mention in the dictionary

  1. makes like a trees
  2. makes little of
  3. makes love
  4. makes love to the camera
  5. makes matters worse
  6. makes mention
  7. makes mention of
  8. makes merry
  9. makes mincemeat of
  10. makes mincemeat out of
  11. makes mockery of

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