Polyglot Dictionary

mentar

/menˈtaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
miento
preterite (yo)
menté
past participle
mentado

Meaning

  1. to mention

    • Ni me lo mientes.

      Don't even mention it.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

mencionar

mencionar and mentar are close synonyms for "to mention"; mentar is slightly more archaic or regional colloquial.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

mencionar

mencionar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to mention."

Practice

1 What does mentar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches mentar?

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