ment
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English
Etymology 1
Verb
ment
- (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
Etymology 3
From Korean 멘트 (menteu).
Pronunciation
Noun
ment (plural ments)
- (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
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Catalan ment, from Latin mentem (“mind”), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”).
Noun
ment f (plural ments)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
ment
- inflection of mentir:
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
Verb
ment
- inflection of mennen:
Estonian
Etymology
Noun
ment (genitive mendi, partitive menti)
- (slang) cop (police officer)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
- politseinik
- võmm
French
Pronunciation
Verb
ment
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin mentem, accusative singular of mēns (“mind”), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis.
Noun
ment f (plural ments)
Related terms
- mentâl
Hungarian
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