ment
See also: -ment and mént
English
Verb
ment
- (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of meng
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, 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.
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Verb
ment
- Obsolete spelling of meant
Etymology 3
From Korean 멘트 (menteu).
Noun
ment (plural ments)
- (South Korean idol fandom) A segment of a performance.
- 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.
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Anagrams
- T-men
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan ment, from Latin mentem (“mind”), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈment/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈmen/
- Rhymes: -ent
Noun
ment f (plural ments)
- the mind
- the spirit
Related terms
- -ment
- dement
- mental
Verb
ment
- third-person singular present indicative form of mentir
- second-person singular imperative form 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, 2023
- “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
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnt
Verb
ment
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of mennen
- (archaic) plural imperative of mennen
Estonian
Etymology
From Russian мент (ment).
Noun
ment (genitive mendi, partitive menti)
- (slang) cop (police officer)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
- politseinik
- võmm
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑ̃/
Audio (file) Audio (CAN) (file)
Verb
ment
- 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)
- mind
- intelligence
Related terms
- mentâl
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛnt]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ment
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Etymology 1
From the obsolete verb menik (“to flee”) + -t (causative suffix).[1]
Verb
ment
- (transitive) to rescue, to save
Conjugation
conjugation of ment
| 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal | 3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal | 1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal | 3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicative mood | Present | Indef. | mentek | mentesz | ment | mentünk | mentetek | mentenek |
| Def. | mentem | mented | menti | mentjük | mentitek | mentik | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | mentelek | ― | ||||||
| Past | Indef. | mentettem | mentettél | mentett | mentettünk | mentettetek | mentettek | |
| Def. | mentettem | mentetted | mentette | mentettük | mentettétek | mentették | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | mentettelek | ― | ||||||
| Conditional mood | Present | Indef. | mentenék | mentenél | mentene | mentenénk | mentenétek | mentenének |
| Def. | menteném | mentenéd | mentené | mentenénk (or mentenők) | mentenétek | mentenék | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | mentenélek | ― | ||||||
| Subjunctive mood | Present | Indef. | mentsek | ments or mentsél | mentsen | mentsünk | mentsetek | mentsenek |
| Def. | mentsem | mentsd or mentsed | mentse | mentsük | mentsétek | mentsék | ||
| 2nd-p. o. | mentselek | ― | ||||||
| Infinitive | menteni | mentenem | mentened | mentenie | mentenünk | mentenetek | menteniük | |
| Other nonfinite verb forms | Verbal noun | Present participle | Past participle | Future part. | Adverbial part. | Potential | ||
| mentés | mentő | mentett | mentendő | mentve | menthet | |||
Derived terms
- mentés
- menthetetlen
- mentő
- mentség
With verbal prefixes
- felment
- kiment
- megment
Etymology 2
From the men- stem of the verb megy + -t.
Verb
ment
- third-person singular past of megy
- Hova ment? ― Where did he/she go?
Participle
ment
- past participle of megy
- 1926, Gyula Juhász, Esti dal [’Evening Song’]
- De ha az alkonyat leszállott, / Olyan kedves, kámzsás barátok / A barna árnyékok nekem, / A messze menteket idézik
- But when the dusk has set in / The brown shadows are / Such nice, hooded monks for me, / Recalling those who went afar
- De ha az alkonyat leszállott, / Olyan kedves, kámzsás barátok / A barna árnyékok nekem, / A messze menteket idézik
- 1926, Gyula Juhász, Esti dal [’Evening Song’]
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ment | mentek |
| accusative | mentet | menteket |
| dative | mentnek | menteknek |
| instrumental | menttel | mentekkel |
| causal-final | mentért | mentekért |
| translative | mentté | mentekké |
| terminative | mentig | mentekig |
| essive-formal | mentként | mentekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | mentben | mentekben |
| superessive | menten | menteken |
| adessive | mentnél | menteknél |
| illative | mentbe | mentekbe |
| sublative | mentre | mentekre |
| allative | menthez | mentekhez |
| elative | mentből | mentekből |
| delative | mentről | mentekről |
| ablative | menttől | mentektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | menté | menteké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | mentéi | mentekéi |
Adjective
ment (comparative mentebb, superlative legmentebb)
- (archaic, literary) exempt
- Synonym: mentes
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ment | mentek |
| accusative | mentet | menteket |
| dative | mentnek | menteknek |
| instrumental | menttel | mentekkel |
| causal-final | mentért | mentekért |
| translative | mentté | mentekké |
| terminative | mentig | mentekig |
| essive-formal | mentként | mentekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | mentben | mentekben |
| superessive | menten | menteken |
| adessive | mentnél | menteknél |
| illative | mentbe | mentekbe |
| sublative | mentre | mentekre |
| allative | menthez | mentekhez |
| elative | mentből | mentekből |
| delative | mentről | mentekről |
| ablative | menttől | mentektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | menté | menteké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | mentéi | mentekéi |
References
- ment in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- (to save): ment in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (exempt): ment in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
ment
- past participle of mene
Anagrams
- -ment, nemt