ment

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See also: -ment and mént

English

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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ment

  1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of meng

Etymology 2

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Verb

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ment

  1. Obsolete spelling of meant.

Etymology 3

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From Korean 멘트 (menteu).

Noun

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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[1], 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[2], 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[3], 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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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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ment f (plural ments)

  1. the mind
  2. the spirit
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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ment

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

References

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb

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ment

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

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Russian мент (ment).

Noun

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ment (genitive mendi, partitive menti)

  1. (slang) cop (police officer)

Declension

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

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French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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ment

  1. third-person singular present indicative of mentir

Friulian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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ment f (plural ments)

  1. mind
  2. intelligence
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Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From the obsolete verb menik (to flee) + -t (causative suffix).[1]

Verb

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ment

  1. (transitive) to rescue, to save
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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(With verbal prefixes):

Etymology 2

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From the men- stem of the verb megy +‎ -t.

Verb

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ment

  1. third-person singular past of megy
    Hova ment?Where did he/she go?

Participle

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ment

  1. past participle of megy
    • 1926, Gyula Juhász, Esti dal [Evening Song]‎[4]:
      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
Declension
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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

Etymology 3

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Adjective

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ment (comparative mentebb, superlative legmentebb)

  1. (archaic, literary) exempt
    Synonym: mentes
Declension
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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

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  1. ^ 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.)

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  • (to save): ment in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). 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”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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ment

  1. past participle of mene

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