ment

See also: -ment and mént

English

Etymology 1

Verb

ment

1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of meng
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 221:

     For ſince the Redcroſſe knight he erſt did weet, / To beene with Guyon knitt in one conſent, / The ill, which earſt to him, he now to Guyon ment.

Etymology 2

Verb

ment

1. Obsolete spelling of meant.

Etymology 3

From Korean 멘트 (menteu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ment (plural ments)

1. (South Korean idol fandom) A segment of a performance where artists speak to the audience.
   • 2020 October 12, P. Claire Dodson, Sara Delgado, Natasha Mulenga, “BTS “Map of the Soul” ON:E Concerts: 11 Best Moments”, in Teen Vogue‎, archived from the original on 18 October 2020:

     Paired with the seven members’ ending ments, the song’s message only intensified.

   • 2022 August 11, Arpita Adhya, “Seventeen’s Be the Sun Tour Setlist Includes Mega Hits Like Hot & Rock With You”, in HITC‎, archived from the original on 11 August 2022:

     Blue-haired Minghao looked ethereal right from the opening ment: […]

   • 2022 August 17, Lei Reyes, “Here's What It's Like To Attend Korean Fansigning Events In The Philippines”, in Cosmopolitan‎, archived from the original on 19 December 2022:

     After all the perks are done, the artist would give a closing ment then the whole audience would get ready for the goodbye session as they exit the venue.

Anagrams

• T-men

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmen]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈment]
• Rhymes: -ent

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan ment, from Latin mentem (“mind”), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”).

Noun

ment f (plural ments)

1. the mind
2. the spirit

Related terms

• -ment
• dement
• mental

Etymology 2

Verb

ment

1. inflection of mentir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• “ment” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ment”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “ment” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ment” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

ment

1. inflection of mennen:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. (archaic) plural imperative

Estonian

Etymology

From Russian мент (ment).

Noun

ment (genitive mendi, partitive menti)

1. (slang) cop (police officer)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• politseinik
• võmm

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃/

• Audio:

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• Audio (Canada):

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Verb

ment

1. third-person singular present indicative of mentir

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin mentem, accusative singular of mēns (“mind”), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis.

Noun

ment f (plural ments)

1. mind
2. intelligence

Related terms

• mentâl