Mentation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɛntˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mɛntˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɛntˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /mɛntˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

thinking always made him frown
she paused for thought

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thinking intellection thought thought process cerebration

Parts of Speech

noun	the process of using your mind to consider something carefully “thinking always made him frown”

Word Forms

think	verb	decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
cerebrate	verb	use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mentierung

der Prozess, bei dem man seinen Verstand nutzt, um etwas sorgfältig zu überdenken

🇫🇷French

mention

le processus consistant à utiliser votre esprit pour réfléchir attentivement à quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

mentalidad

el proceso de usar tu mente para considerar algo cuidadosamente

🇮🇹Italian

mentazione

il processo di usare la mente per considerare qualcosa con attenzione

🇳🇱Dutch

vermelding

het proces waarbij je je geest gebruikt om iets zorgvuldig te overwegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

mentação

o processo de usar sua mente para considerar algo cuidadosamente

🇷🇺Russian

мышление

процесс использования вашего ума для тщательного рассмотрения чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विचार-प्रक्रिया

किसी चीज़ पर सावधानीपूर्वक विचार करने के लिए अपने दिमाग का उपयोग करने की प्रक्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

উল্লেখ

কিছু সাবধানে বিবেচনা করার জন্য আপনার মন ব্যবহার করার প্রক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

குறிப்பு

எதையாவது கவனமாக பரிசீலிக்க உங்கள் மனதைப் பயன்படுத்தும் செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రస్తావన

ఏదైనా జాగ్రత్తగా పరిశీలించడానికి మీ మనస్సును ఉపయోగించే ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

उल्लेख

एखाद्या गोष्टीचा काळजीपूर्वक विचार करण्यासाठी आपले मन वापरण्याची प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉલ્લેખ

કંઈક કાળજીપૂર્વક ધ્યાનમાં લેવા માટે તમારા મનનો ઉપયોગ કરવાની પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಲ್ಲೇಖ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಬಳಸುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരാമർശം

എന്തെങ്കിലും ശ്രദ്ധാപൂർവ്വം പരിഗണിക്കാൻ നിങ്ങളുടെ മനസ്സ് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਿਕਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਚਾਰਨ ਲਈ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਦਿਮਾਗ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذکر

کسی چیز پر غور کرنے کے لیے اپنے دماغ کو استعمال کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

心理状态

用你的头脑仔细考虑某件事的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

言及

何かを注意深く考えるために頭を使うプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

멘션

어떤 것을 주의 깊게 고려하기 위해 마음을 사용하는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tâm lý

quá trình sử dụng trí óc của bạn để xem xét điều gì đó một cách cẩn thận

🇹🇭Thai

การกล่าวถึง

กระบวนการใช้จิตใจพิจารณาสิ่งใดให้รอบคอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemikiran

proses menggunakan pikiran Anda untuk mempertimbangkan sesuatu dengan hati-hati

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbanggit

ang proseso ng paggamit ng iyong isip upang maingat na isaalang-alang ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

sebutan

proses menggunakan fikiran anda untuk mempertimbangkan sesuatu dengan teliti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التنويه

عملية استخدام عقلك للنظر في شيء ما بعناية

🇮🇷Persian

ذکر

فرآیند استفاده از ذهن برای بررسی دقیق چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

bahsetme

bir şeyi dikkatlice düşünmek için zihninizi kullanma süreci

🇮🇱Hebrew

אזכור

תהליך השימוש במוח שלך כדי לשקול משהו בזהירות

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The primary meaning of 'mentation' is 'the process of using your mind to consider something carefully'.

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