ment

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See also: -ment and mént

English

Etymology 1

Verb

ment

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

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

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 2

Verb

ment

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

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

French

Pronunciation

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

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Verb

ment

  1. (transitive) to rescue, to save
Conjugation
Conjugation of ment
Click for archaic forms 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 indica­tive pre­sent indef. mentek mentesz ment mentünk mentetek mentenek
def. mentem mented menti mentjük mentitek mentik
2nd obj mentelek
past indef. mentettem mentettél mentett mentettünk mentettetek mentettek
def. mentettem mentetted mentette mentettük mentettétek mentették
2nd obj mentettelek
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. menteni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. menték mentél mente menténk mentétek mentének
def. mentém mentéd menté menténk mentétek menték
2nd obj mentélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. ment vala, mentett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. mentendek mentendesz mentend mentendünk mentendetek mentendenek
def. mentendem mentended mentendi mentendjük mentenditek mentendik
2nd obj mentendelek
condi­tional pre­sent indef. mentenék mentenél mentene mentenénk mentenétek mentenének
def. menteném mentenéd mentené mentenénk
(or mentenők)
mentenétek mentenék
2nd obj mentenélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. mentett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. mentsek ments or
mentsél
mentsen mentsünk mentsetek mentsenek
def. mentsem mentsd or
mentsed
mentse mentsük mentsétek mentsék
2nd obj mentselek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. mentett légyen
infinitive menteni mentenem mentened mentenie mentenünk mentenetek menteniük
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
mentés mentő mentett mentendő mentve (mentvén)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
Potential conjugation of ment
Click for archaic forms 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 indica­tive pre­sent indef. menthetek menthetsz menthet menthetünk menthettek menthetnek
def. menthetem mentheted mentheti menthetjük menthetitek menthetik
2nd obj menthetlek
past indef. menthettem menthettél menthetett menthettünk menthettetek menthettek
def. menthettem menthetted menthette menthettük menthettétek menthették
2nd obj menthettelek
archaic
preterite
indef. mentheték menthetél menthete mentheténk menthetétek menthetének
def. menthetém menthetéd mentheté mentheténk menthetétek mentheték
2nd obj menthetélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. menthet vala, menthetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. menthetendek
or mentandhatok
menthetendesz
or mentandhatsz
menthetend
or mentandhat
menthetendünk
or mentandhatunk
menthetendetek
or mentandhattok
menthetendenek
or mentandhatnak
def. menthetendem
or mentandhatom
menthetended
or mentandhatod
menthetendi
or mentandhatja
menthetendjük
or mentandhatjuk
menthetenditek
or mentandhatjátok
menthetendik
or mentandhatják
2nd obj menthetendelek
or mentandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. menthetnék menthetnél menthetne menthetnénk menthetnétek menthetnének
def. menthetném menthetnéd menthetné menthetnénk
(or menthetnők)
menthetnétek menthetnék
2nd obj menthetnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. menthetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. menthessek menthess or
menthessél
menthessen menthessünk menthessetek menthessenek
def. menthessem menthesd or
menthessed
menthesse menthessük menthessétek menthessék
2nd obj menthesselek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. menthetett légyen
infinitive (menthetni) (menthetnem) (menthetned) (menthetnie) (menthetnünk) (menthetnetek) (menthetniük)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
menthető menthetetlen (menthetve / menthetvén)
Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

Etymology 2

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

Verb

ment

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

Participle

ment

  1. past participle of megy
    • 1926, Gyula Juhász, Esti dal:
      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

Etymology 3

Adjective

ment (comparative mentebb, superlative legmentebb)

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

References

  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.)

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ment

  1. past participle of mene

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