During the interview, she mentioned in passing that her father had also been involved in publishing.
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mention someone in passing — mention (someone/something) in passing to refer to someone or something briefly while talking about something else. During the interview, she mentioned in passing that her father had also been involved in publishing … New idioms dictionary
mention something in passing — mention (someone/something) in passing to refer to someone or something briefly while talking about something else. During the interview, she mentioned in passing that her father had also been involved in publishing … New idioms dictionary
mention — I (reference) noun allegation, allusion, assertion, commemoratio, comment, communication, enlightenment, expression, hint, implication, indication, indirect hint, inference, insinuation, intimation, mentio, note, passing word, recital, recitation … Law dictionary
passing word — index mention (reference) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
passing — [[t]pɑ͟ːsɪŋ, pæ̱s [/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A passing fashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously. Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad... He had never taken more … English dictionary
mention — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, passing ▪ special ▪ earliest, first ▪ The earliest mention of the town is in a 16th century manuscript … Collocations dictionary
passing — pass|ing1 [ˈpa:sıŋ US ˈpæ ] n [U] 1.) the passing of time/the years the process of time going by ▪ Most of the old traditions have died out with the passing of time. ▪ The passing of the years had done nothing to improve his temper. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
passing — 1 noun (U) 1 the passing of time/the years the process of time going by: With the passing of years, he grew more bad tempered. 2 mention/note in passing if you say something in passing, you mention it while you are mainly talking about something… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mention — 1 / menSFn/ verb (T) 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… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mention — men|tion1 W1S1 [ˈmenʃən] v [T] 1.) to talk or write about something or someone, usually quickly and without saying very much or giving details ▪ Was my name mentioned at all? ▪ Some of the problems were mentioned in his report. mention sth to sb… … Dictionary of contemporary English
